Re: 3 Axis -> 5 Axis

[Dan Falck <dfalck-at-sprynet.com>]

You could add two rotary tables to a 3 axis mill and control them with 
EMC.  Programming the part would be another thing, as you would probably 
have to spend a lot of money on a CAM package to do any useable 5 axis 
machining.

Dan

At 08:09 PM 5/18/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>  Question,  what would be involved in changing a
>3axis machine to a 5 Axis EMC machine?
>IE: can EMC do it? If so what has to be done?
>
>Thanks,
>Tom.