5fth axis DIY possibility?

[Bloy2004]

check this site out.....
http://www.rainnea.com/cnc_5axis.htm

[teilhardo]

Do you have to make your own software to run this 5 axis machine? How do you manually program axis in a CAM program? Does anyone know of this?

-Tei

[High Seas]

Tei -
Some software will accomodate 8 or even 12 axes! MACH2 will do 8 as I recall - but ya gotta get access to enuf pins - some may need a second parallel port to get all that capability -- others are using hardware specific solutions to get there.
BTW like your site - lookin' forward to your continued endevors - health, chem, etc!
Jim

[turmite]

High Seas if I might gently correct you .....Mach2 has 6 axis as well as some others and Ability Systems has 8. This link is to a fellow who has written some software for running the machine and at one time was posting here on the Zone pretty regular.

I think, but am not sure, that he is also doing something with Mach2 and his software to make it work together easily. Don't hold me to that.

Mike

[Bloy2004]

Some 5fth axis software
http://www.rainnea.com/cnc_toolkit.htm

[Hobbiest]

Wow. Wow. Cool!

[teilhardo]

Thanks for the info everyone. That screen shot of the CNC toolkit is pretty impressive. The control of the axis shouldn't be to hard is the design of the toolpaths that I was wondering about. How is it that a comuter program can determine the angle of entry that the endmill makes in the work. I guess that I'll just have to delve into some more complex algorithms

-Tei

PS. Thanks for the kinds words about my site High Seas. I will continue to update it regularly

[CamIam]

Nice 5 axis machine

[routalot]

Any chance of a close-up of the fourth and fifth axes so that we can appreciate the systems used? And perhaps also borrow the best bits ;-)

[ger21]

http://www.rainnea.com/cnc_5axis.htm

[yohudi]

As well as the head you'll need the MAX and CNC_Toolkit skills to run it...

Part 1 and 2 of a brand new detailed user guide for CNC_Toolkit are out TODAY.. available as a free download from the yahoo group in my sig.. I made the guide..

Rab Gordon, the creator of CNC_Toolkit has contributed suggestions and has approved the distribution. Part 3 covering the deployment and use of multi-axis rotary configurations is currently being developed and tested...

If you have any interest in CNC_Toolkit then it's worth a read, feel free to pick up copy...

ttfn

Danny (aka Yohudi)

[ratrace2]

Originally Posted by Bloy2004 Some 5fth axis software http://www.rainnea.com/cnc_toolkit.htm

This site is down, have an alternative address?