Re: Lathe Hexapod

[Till Franitza <till.franitza-at-isw.uni-stuttgart.de>]

Yes, it is made by INDEX/TRAUB but it is not on the www.TRAUB.de homepage yet.
The spindle is pointing down in that case. The machine in in out machine room.
I could make more photos soon.
Till


Dan Falck wrote:

> Has anyone out there ever seen a lathe made with hexapod type
> characteristics?  I have a picture of how one could be built in my mind,
> but wondered if anyone was already building one.  I can see the headstock
> on the left side, with the actuators laying horizontal.  The toolholders
> could be mounted on a ring that is attached to the actuators, in place of a
> VMC spindle- and the cutting tools could be facing towards the center of
> the ring.  Just a thought.....
>
> Dan