With the conventional vertical spindle, you would need a wedge under the a-axis. I think for many people it would be easier to just us a ball-end mill and keep the a-axis square.
On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 2:16 AM andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 26 Nov 2019 at 01:25, Ken Strauss <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Perhaps I'm not looking at things the right way. Assuming that the A-axis is > > horizontal and the spindle axis is perpendicular to the x/y-axis, I don't > > think that "You could use compound motion _if_ you also rotate the indexer > > relative to the table slots." will avoid distortion of the tooth form. > > Skewing the A axis on the table is only a solution if you are using a > horizontal spindle. (But then, is the normal Y then a Z? [1] > > [1] Ironically I am typing this on a German keyboard with a UK keymap, > so Z and Y are swapped here too.... > > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
