On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 at 08:31, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote:
> I watched a few of the Fellows gear shaper videos. Gave me an idea. I have > an AC servo on the knee. I've thought about adding motion to the quill but I > do like the option for manual operation for some things. > > But how about on the quill installing a 4 start 1 TPI ball screw. I think that you would need a lot of servo torque to get enough axial force, but it could be done. Though I was thinking rather more in terms of a mechanical slotting head, either modifying an existing one, or building from scratch. I have an idea for a mechanical slotting head with mechanical stroke control: https://youtu.be/NJUQAUyZrOg -- 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 Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
