Originally Posted by project5k  if i go with the rotary table, wont i then need to add the price of a chuck? |
Price of the chuck is similar if you are bolting it to a lathe headstock or a rotary table. In fact depending on the part you're making you may be able to clamp to the rotary table directly skipping the need for a chuck.
Do you need this 4th axis to undergo simultaneous (at least with respect to 2 other axis) motion, or can it just be indexed?