Re: EMC and tape/paper cutting ?

["M. Raabe / L. Conner" <raacon-at-uswest.net>]

Dale,
Plotters use a linear bearing and a knife edge that slides across the paper to
cut it.
I think that he wants a long knife set in a roller that matches rotation with
the speed
of the paper underneath. Like what is in a small web printing press.
Mike

Dam wrote:

> Hi.
> Although I've never seen it plotters have been doing it for years. Search
> for plotter supplies and you will find cutters for cutting many different
> materials.
> HTH
> Dale
>
> Henry Palonen wrote:
>
> > Hello.
> >
> > I have been wondering how could I control paper-cutter with EMC...
> >
> > I have been planning for device that replaces normal milling head with
> > sort of "turning knife blade". There could be a stepper motor for
> > turning the knife's cutting edge to direction of current travel.
> >
> > So that would be kind of 4th axis. Has anybody tried this before, and if
> > not, where should i start digging the sources ?
> >
> > It would be relatively easy to determine the direction of next
> > -linear- move, but it's getting more difficult with moves that
> > involve some radius...
> >
> > Henkka
> >
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