Hi, Have a Series II CNC machine that I am currently working on.
Not my first, but I want to make this my last mill.
Quill unfortunately is a QC30 with 5" of travel.
The knee has huge box ways and is air assisted.
In most instances the quill is the better way to approach the
Z axis as long as you can get away with the 5" travel. And yes,
I want to keep the quill as my Z axis. But I would like to open
up the possibility of having more than 5" of Z travel using the knee.
My idea is to put a servo and drive on the knee and run the knee
under Mach control. Technically it is the " W" axis- because it is parallel to
the Z axis.
I don't know if it is possible to run these axis in concert with each other.
I guess if a job required more than 5" travel I could swap axis and
use the knee as the Z. This swap could be done in the mach settings
I guess?
Any input on my idea would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott
Edit: I see looking at Mach's config screen that the only names for axis's are XYZ and ABC.
I guess I would have to use B or C as the W axis.