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  1. 03-17-2010, 06:04 PM #1
    jsheerin
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    The result of mounting your lead screw off center will be extra side loads on your linear bearing blocks. This will reduce their life. Details on calculations are in the THK catalog. However as long as your bearings are oversized for the job, you should still be fine.
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  2. 03-18-2010, 12:36 AM #2
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    cam software

    what cad cam software are you planning to use with 4-5 axis?

    looking good keep up the hard work
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    Quote Originally Posted by eloid View Post
    what cad cam software are you planning to use with 4-5 axis?

    looking good keep up the hard work
    The only CAM software I have is BobCad 21/23 and it doesn't support 5 axis machines.

    However, I believe I can get some good results by indexing my A and B axis and then re-orienting the part in the software and writing an additional tool path for each quadrature.

    Fully functional 5 axis CAM software would expand the machines capabilities.

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