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Thanks for the reply. Yes, we did touch on this in my other topic. Using two Mach profiles was not really what I wanted but for the small amount of inconvenience of shutting one profile down and opening another sounds like it outweighs the headache of trying to get this set up as a combined Spindle/C axis.
What are your thoughts on keeping the original Spindle motor for turning, threading etc and having a smaller C axis motor that is engaged when the C axis profile is enabled?
I had this motor in mind.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/servo-motors/1110826/?sra=pmpnThe stall torque is only 7nm but as I would only be using it as a rotary C axis, I could mechanically gear it down to achieve a lot higher torque.
This is a response I had from CS LABS regarding Spindle/ C axis
Hello,
In Mach3 you can't use a servo drive as a spindle and a fully functional rotary axis at the same time.
However, you can use a servo drive as a spindle and an indexed rotary axis (spindle positioning from VB macros with an accuracy of 0.1 degrees).
Using a servo drive as a spindle and a rotary axis at the same time was supposed to be provided by Mach4. It surely will be possible with simCNC.
As for a servo drive connection, you have to connect it the same way as the other servo drivers and then run "Spindle Axis" function in plugin.