Originally Posted by
Flyinfool
What are the pitfalls that I should watch for?
Other than the power required, is it realistic to move the whole knee for the Z-axis instead of the quill?
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Keep in mind you should fit ball screw if it does not already have and in my opinion it is not practicle to Z axis the knee, which means you will have to fabricate a Ball screw Z axis, there have been previous threads in these forums on this.
Al.
CNC, Mechatronics Integration and Custom Machine Design
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