Hello guys, I'm new here and as the name suggests... I'm into cuebuilding.
I'm interested in making a router taper machine. I do tapers on my engine lathe with a taper bar and I plan to build a dedicated set-up for the job.
The machine I had in mind is something similar to a cnc router table design. There will be a fixed chuck/spindle/tailstock on the table holding the workpiece between centers just like a lathe.
The X axis will have an approx. travel of 33-35" and the Y= 0-3" max
It's just a simple design where the taper is produced by variations in the Y axis. The X more or less goes in just one cutting direction.
I guess taper turning is easy for any CNC router but I just want to make use of these XY. The Z axis could be manually set with a milling attachment, so not much of problem. The cutter I plan to use is a porter cable trim router, the machine aluminum based with linear slide bearings/pillow blocks with 3/4, 5/8 shafts and lead screws.
Thanks for the help guys...
Hadj