Originally Posted by
ciccio
Why not a very simple CNC tube notcher ?
I mean a machine with only 2 stepper : rotate and tanslate.
Manual eight of torch setting.
Any idea? Is someone using a similar machine? what software?
Think of the tube as unrolled into a piece of flat. X axis rotates the tube, z axis moves the cutter back & forth. I reckon it would be pretty doable!
Serious cool factor too, but unless you are doing a LOT of notching, and you NEED the notches to be spot on, it would be kinda hard to justify.
But hey, it's not like I NEED a CNC flame cutter and i'm still pretty keen to build one of them
Damen Stevens
Brisbane, Australia.
"Measure, then cut, then swear, then measure & cut again"
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