[Splint]

This would have to be the best video of a 5 axis router in marine application I've seen to date.

http://p6418.typo3server.info/filea...au_en_1_mov.wmv

Courtesy of www.datrontechnology.co.uk

Cheers
Splint

[JFettig]

that link leaves those dots in it, see if you can use the [url] tags.

Jon

[Apples]

click on the aluminium link to download movie

[joecnc2006]

link did not work, and do not see any aluminum link?

[youngfg]

Try this
Movie link

The site

[Splint]

The aluminium movie isn't the one I was posting about. Go to this page http://www.datrontechnology.co.uk/in...cts_id/4000081 and near the bottom of the page is a link saying click here for HULL MAKING-MOVIE
Cheers
Splint

[ynneb]

Thanks splint ,
http://p6418.typo3server.info/filead...u_en_1_mov.wmv

[ynneb]

Yes splint that was an impressive video.
The goo that they put on, and then milled off is a good idea. It would take 10 years to route out that whole area out of a solid. Not to mention the waste and expense of such a solid.
Thanks for sharing the video of your machine.

[DAB_Design]

OMG! On that aluminum video, I could just see that piece of drop off taking a finger with it. Not a very bright person with the spray bottle!

Did you notice the side of the head that the dust flys(during the sander?)? You can definately tell which way it goes.

[JavaDog]

Yes splint that was an impressive video.
The goo that they put on, and then milled off is a good idea. It would take 10 years to route out that whole area out of a solid. Not to mention the waste and expense of such a solid.
Thanks for sharing the video of your machine.

Yeah, that was pretty interesting - wasn't it? I wonder what that good was? Were they just making a mold for fiberglass?

[XRACERJB]

thats some cool stuff thanks

[low_48]

Here's a link to the Goo;
http://www.huntsman.com/renshape/index.cfm?PageID=4729

It's called seamless modeling paste. I use the solid renshape for my modeling work at my day job. This paste is basically the same stuff, but is applied like putty and then sets up on the part. You can put this stuff on any cheap material, but then have a skin of very high quality. The renshape is really tremendous stuff. No air pockets, machines like a dream, but costs an arm and both legs. The company bought 2 sheets to build a larger scale model. 20"x50", one sheet 2 " thick, and one sheet 4" thick. I think the total bill was just over $900. But, our overhead is $100 an hour and if you can reduce sanding and machining time by just a couple of hours it is easily worth the cost. Just glad I don't have to pay for it myself!!!

[Splint]

Thanks for the link to the goo Low_48, yeah, very expensive, I think I would be looking more toward automotive body filler (bondo I think Americans call it?)or something of that nature if I was doing a smallish job at home.

Javadog, it would be a female mold for a large boat to be made from glass or grp, not sure exactly what type or brand of boat, certainly interesting though.

Benny, Benny, Benny...video of my machine??? You're such a comical character, my machine is far bigger and better than that one

Cheers
Splint

[Calico]

Does anyone knows where to BUY or to BUILD that Spindle head ?
is it hidrolic spindle ?

any drawing detail about that swivel head ?

any website info about this in detail ?

regards
ruddy

[Splint]

Calico,
I could see a crownwheel and pinion driving the head on that machine. The spindle may well have been hydrolic but to do something of the same principal as that at a hobby level would be reasonably expensive. If you're using a bridgeport machine I think I have seen bolt on 5 axis heads for them, can't recall where, but you should find it if you google 5 axis head.
Have a look at this site http://www.rainnea.com/cnc.htm it's the best resource on the web for 5 axis hobby machines. There is a post on cnczone with a cad drawing of a 5 axis head which is similar to the one on the video.

Cheers
Splint

[Calico]

Splint,
I counld not find the 5 axis head drawing on the site.

yes it's expensive, and I don;t have the bridgeport stuff.

regards
ruddy

[Splint]

Calico,
I wasn't able to find the actual thread that I was thinking of but here are a few links which will give you some ideas of the different ways of designing a five axis head. The basic concept is really quiet simple, it will just cost time and money if you want to build one, and the more presicion you want, the more time and money it will cost.

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7118
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7434
http://www.indoor.flyer.co.uk/5thaxis.htm
http://www.5-axis.com/

Cheers
Splint

[wisp]

everything in the video looked to be just 3 axis moves, or at least the parts look like they could be made on a 3 axis.

[ger21]

everything in the video looked to be just 3 axis moves, or at least the parts look like they could be made on a 3 axis.

The gringing part at the end needed the spindlle to rotate. 4 axis at least. If the part was curved instead of straight it would have needed all 5.

[CNCRob]

Those were some neat videos. Thanks for sharing the links.