Thanks Roland. That doesn't even require my 4th axis to be working. (The STMBL is but the harmonic drive is still in a 3D printed frame).
I'll try and rough that out to see how it might work. John > -----Original Message----- > From: Roland Jollivet [mailto:roland.jolli...@gmail.com] > Sent: October-15-21 9:40 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: [Emc-users] Replacing a handle. > > On Wed, 13 Oct 2021 at 05:36, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > > > This has nothing to do with LCNC specifically. Really more a how to use > > LCNC. > > > > The attached picture is of a broken tripod crank handle that clearly was a > > casting. > > > > I can't figure out how I'd hold the raw stock to machine it. The slot > > would be easy. But the angles and tapers and curves go in three different > > dimensions. > > > > Maybe a stub on the end held in a 4th axis? > > > > Any suggestions are welcome. > > John > > > > As you suggested, a stub. > > If the handle is 100mm long, and your vice is 100mm wide, I would use a > piece of bar stock 220mm long. > > Justify the blank end flush at the vice far end, and mill the overhang, > then rotate. > Simply rotate axes in CAD to get 4 programs, or keep a model of the vice in > cad and do 4 assemblies. > > Roland > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
