5 axis w/ lathe/rotary table

[living-word]

Hi all. I'm still in the planning stages of my first foray into cnc. I came across a commercial foam cutter with the standard 4 axis system (x1,x2,z1,z2) commonly refered to here AND a lathe/rotary table function. Look at www.megaplot.com for great video of the possibilities opened by adding the 5th axis rotary.

I haven't found any suppliers of 5 axis controllers, not of 5 axis wire cutting controller software. I plan to inquire with megaplot on the software side. Anybody know of others?

Thanks,

living-word

[Cartesian-xyz]

living-word
Check out the 8300 CNC at www.hotwiredirect.com

[miljnor]

Thats some wicked looking cutting going on there!

[GAWnCA]

Originally Posted by living-word Hi all. I'm still in the planning stages of my first foray into cnc. I came across a commercial foam cutter with the standard 4 axis system (x1,x2,z1,z2) commonly refered to here AND a lathe/rotary table function. Look at www.megaplot.com for great video of the possibilities opened by adding the 5th axis rotary. I haven't found any suppliers of 5 axis controllers, not of 5 axis wire cutting controller software. I plan to inquire with megaplot on the software side. Anybody know of others? Thanks, living-word

Hey, that is a great web site. Gave me lots of new ideas for building my foam cutter. The only place I know for 5 axis controllers is a DIY place at http://www.pminmo.com but you can come up with what you need.

Thanks