5-axis self build?

[alexisw]

check this site, it has a veeeeery large foam mill

[alexisw]

http://www.hsm-modal.com/

[benergy]

just use rotarty table units, the more compact the better, what baffles me is the offset of the router not being directly under the rotating axis in the rienai router, i presume the cad toolpath generators allow for this oddness

[phantomcow2]

I have plans to make my router a 5 axis.
Yes you can get two rotary tables, but that fun is that? My idea is fairly compact. It should be rock solid too.
50mm preloaded roller bearings, two of them for each rotary axis.

I have some 40mm angular contact bearings I will be using to add another rotary axis anyways. Tricky part I see is coping with backlash

[Khalid]

So whats up guys? where are your build Log? Everybody here start thread with DIY 5-axis and the thread moves with few posts/pages and then suddenly stopped and disappear??.. Is that something Alien or UFO type thing..Why somebody here didn't posted the complete build log..

[Haitham]

hello all
Iam new to CNC, and i was thinking that i can use 5 axis CNC in my sculpture work, to make master pieces of our statues, fountains and chandeliers using cnc then to do silcone mold for it for replication.
The products we will have range feom few centimeters to 3 meters high but large products can be divided into smaller part around 60 or 70 cm the collected again.
I need a very accurate machine that can do very fine details and can reach a very smooth surface finish. i know this will take lot of machining time but it is not a problem.
The material we will use for machining the master pieces is light like plastic , light wood or any other light material that can give me the good finish
Is it possible that i can build a 5 axis cnc, are there any good plans that i can buy so i can start doing it with the help of some engineers
i intend to buy all components so i can get better quality rather than doing them so any one can guide how to start

[cabnet636]

check this

http://www.doughtydrive.com/Plans.html

jim

[Haitham]

thanks for ur reply jim
do u know anyone constructed this machine from doughny so i can be sure about the performance in fine details and surface finish
thanks

[cabnet636]

they have a forum check out the site

jim