pic: T3's New Tool: The Mathe Lill!

[jwallace15]

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[Mk.32]

Or 4th axis :P

[Kevin Sevcik]

Currently it looks like a mill with a rotary indexing table on it, actually. You guys hobbing custom gears or something?

My lack of confusion is likely because I've actually setup and programmed a custom CNC machine tool that's an actual mill/lathe combo. It's a lathe with a fairly slow rotating chuck and a high speed rotary spindle where the tool holder would normally be. So milling round parts instead of cutting them with stationary tools.

[AdamHeard]

Unsure if you guys are just playing around or not, but we actually did this today w/ a CNC 4th (on a manual mill).

We rough turned some shafts, and cut gear teeth onto them as well. It was a fun day for the champion who made these guys (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/35999).

[Mugurussa675]

My team has a set up like that we use it for making gears. Does your team do the same?

[fox46]

AKA: A Dividing Head

[team222badbrad]

You can also get a lathe with a mill... :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46aHPR4MQjk

What you have is just a Mill. :-)