Rotary Axis AVID CNC Project (curtain rod finials) from start to finish
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- Опубліковано 11 лют 2021
- In this video I cover a simple project making a couple curtain rod finials on my AVID CNC Router's rotary axis from start to finish. This includes design (CAD and CAM) of the project in Vectric's Vcarve Pro, overview of installation and calibration of the AVID CNC rotary hardware, then setup and cutting of the project, and finally sanding on a lathe.
Thank you for showing this. I have a rotary axis, but have only installed it. I love you setup for easy reinstall. I also got a quick glimpse of the spoil board that covers it when not in use. Now I cant wait to get started.
If you want the Vectric files for the spoil boards let me know at jnwdwks@gmail.com.
Wooow toolpath for lathe! Did not use this only spiral line... this is great !🎉
Outstanding video, look forward to doing my first rotary project on the AVID CNC shop assistant. This video helped.
Just a fabulous well done video. Great also as a future reference video.
Thanks Ted!
Your videos are very helpful. I'd like to see you go through the process of installing and setting up an ATC spindle from CNC depot in Mach 4
That sounds like a great project. Somebody should send me the spindle so I can do it 😉
Great video Jim, the alignment pins are very nice, did you drill them in situ ? The vertical table is also well done. I do not have access to any 1" MDF around here. thanks again for sharing this info. I look forward to the ATC you will be doing soon ..lol I'd like to see the vetric file for the spoil as well when you get time. all the best. bs
Ya, I did the full calibration and dialed everything in first. Then I drilled the holes for the pins straight through both pieces, and measured the gaps underneath with feeler gauges to see what size shims I needed. Then I removed the unit and epoxied the shims and pins in place. The tricky part with the shims is to not put too much epoxy in there, and then clamps them hard to cure so that you don't end up with an extra thickness due to the epoxy. If they end up a little too thick, just sand them down.
ATC, ya, that would be a fun project.
nice bro🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩
Trop bavard !
is it possible to run a 3d model on the rotary..? like a bust of a human head..? or something non symmetrical..?
Yes it is possible. Vectric SW does not do 4 axis machining. When you use the rotary, it fixes the Y axis and rotates the A axis instead. They basically wrap a flat design around the axis of the workpiece. You can still make non symmetric things that was, as long as long the shape can be made with the cutter pointing in a radial direction. I think a bust of a head would work fine. Now if you want to do true 4 axis machining, you can do simple stuff by editing the Gcode to index the rotation and then do flat machining on each face (I plan to do a video on that in the future), or you can buy a full capability CAD and CAM program that has 4 Axis machining. AVID has a cool video of that type of work where they are machining out a crossbow stock. Here is a video of a guy designing a bowl with a non symmetrical pattern around it ua-cam.com/video/r1O6r0zRSlU/v-deo.html
@@JNWoodworks thank you...i look forward to your uploads...you have answered many questions ive had and some i didnt know i needed ...thank you for the link... :-)
@@squidskunk You're welcome.
That can easily be done using Desk Proto
I’ll never understand why other than i2r & Axiom, the rotary uses a metal lathe chuck and not a wood turners chuck. 🤦🏻♂️
This one comes with both inside and outside jaws, and they have really good teeth on them. It kinda makes sense because you don't spin them very fast on a CNC like a regular lathe, or put as much pressure on them, and generally are easier to have a waste piece to cut off instead of trying to do a recessed inside mount. So a fancy wood chuck with all the different jaw accessories really isn't needed. Plus, you may actually want to machine brass or aluminum on the AVID machine as well.