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Yuriy Kholodov
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Username: Yura717
Post Number: 2
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 09:22 pm: | 
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is it possible to use mechmate as wood carving machine? |
Arthur Ransom
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Username: Akransom
Post Number: 11
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 11:58 pm: |
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Yes and no. As designed it can do deep relief up to the depth of the Z axis. Adding a 4th axis to rotate the piece horzonaly then gives full carving ability. Basicly the machine I am finishing up. http://turningaround.org/4_axis_mill.htm
MechMate is far superior to my design and modifying it for a 4th axis is not hard. My next machine will be a MechMate modifyed to rotate/carve columns 24" by 12'. Wish I had found MechMate first. |
Normand Blais
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Username: Normand
Post Number: 10
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 09:54 pm: |
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Here is a link to carving machines pictures I collected on the web . Many of theses company are close now due to c.n.c. Thank to the ones who took those pics. and Gerald to allow posting. http://www.mechmate.com/photo_de_machine.rar |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 316
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 04:16 pm: |
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Hi Norman, Visited your website and found some interesting carvings. Are these hand carved or machine done. If done with a CNC what's the machine you have. Obvoisly your machine should be having a 5th and 6th axis. |
Normand Blais
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Username: Normand
Post Number: 11
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 12:12 am: |
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hi Fabrica they are done by hand that web site was before I got my c.n.c. shopbot .I see you doing carving to . How is your indexer lathe coming up? Bravo for building your MECHMATE |
fabrica
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Username: Daya
Post Number: 317
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 05:03 am: |
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I will start to fix indexer today. It will be mounted parallel to Y axis. |
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