mikethezipper
Plastic
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- Jun 2, 2015
I have an Awea BM-1100 (40"x20")with Fanuc 18iMB control which I am looking to add a poor-mans 4th axis too.
I'd like to get a full 4th axis, but I have neither the time nor money to hook one up at the moment. (I don't have a 4th/A axis driver, and I don't even know if I have a 4th axis on my I/O card)
What I'm thinking of getting is a rotary indexer with its own separate controller and using that to make my part.
For the majority of things, the diameter of what I'll be machining is 3" 4140, not hardened. The particular job I'm aiming for requires a tailstock because it is 12" long.
It seems like everyone recommends bypassing the "lesser" brands and for a Nikken or Tsudakoma, but I am having a hard time finding any that come with a tailstock for a price I can afford.
What would you all recommend as far as a size I should get? Is getting a cheaper brand/unit going to bite me in the butt over 100 units (That's all I need it for at the moment)?
Also, I'm a noob.
-Mike
I'd like to get a full 4th axis, but I have neither the time nor money to hook one up at the moment. (I don't have a 4th/A axis driver, and I don't even know if I have a 4th axis on my I/O card)
What I'm thinking of getting is a rotary indexer with its own separate controller and using that to make my part.
For the majority of things, the diameter of what I'll be machining is 3" 4140, not hardened. The particular job I'm aiming for requires a tailstock because it is 12" long.
It seems like everyone recommends bypassing the "lesser" brands and for a Nikken or Tsudakoma, but I am having a hard time finding any that come with a tailstock for a price I can afford.
What would you all recommend as far as a size I should get? Is getting a cheaper brand/unit going to bite me in the butt over 100 units (That's all I need it for at the moment)?
Also, I'm a noob.
-Mike