4th axis kit

[Grant Nicholson]

I'm looking to build a cnc that is focused on the 4th axis.
It would have x, y and a axes.

Does anyone know of a kit on the market? I would build a steel structure to house the axis driver, tailstock and gantry rails...
Thanks!

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[he1957]

Not sure what you want to do but sounds like you are looking for controls to drive a machine that functions like a lathe (called X, Z and A [or C] axes typically).

Carriage, cross-slide and spindle - does that fit what you are asking?

[skrubol]

Sounds like a lathe with live tooling. Most routers built around a 4th axis still have 3 linear axes. I've seen some designed around pool cue's and guitar necks, usually relatively light-weight and inexpensive (especially compared to a lathe with live tooling.)