turning operation lathe
Can a 4th axis CNC mill essentially do CNC lathe turning?
I'm a rookie in the world of CNC machining to forgive my ignorance, but I want to know if a 4-axis mill CMC in essence, you can equivocal operations of a CNC lathe? What puzzles me is that the "4th axis" is a head the turntable and tail stock that sits on the mill table, does this mean then that is capable of turning operations with it? I mean, apart the fact that the head of the tool of a lathe and mill end of a vertical mill to sit in different places relative to population, not the basic movement created by the rotary table identical to what a lathe with turning operations at least similar if not identical?
Yes, of course, if established to do so. I am a Machininst by trade. I know about the CNC, but have little to do with them. I am running a manual machine shop, CNC is not in it. But, you really do need the axis 4 in turn, much like you would on a lathe. Since the Z axis, which comes down in part is becoming, can be converted turn slightly in ways that turn the exterior of a piece in the same way that in turn, a piece on a lathe. The part that his return would be in a vise and mounted as any other piece, but the work could not be longer than the bit to do the job. You can also have a collar operating system installed in the bed of Horizontal mill, resting point on the other side to hold the other side of the piece in place that turn a piece incrementally, the index of it. I do not know if that would be considered the 4th axis though. Perhaps the turntable can be considered also the 4th axis. But in any case, the piece would have to spin very fast to achieve the same effect as if in a vise and rotate. internal thread can be done with a single point threading tool in a fixed part. So it is a kind of way Conversely, using a mill to do a job of threading. Only the part is stationary, but the bit is doing the work. It would be a bit cumbersome if, but, yes, can be done. Do not worry about being a newbee. I started in the mechanized world of more than 30 years. It takes years to get really good at that. Sometimes I wish never got into it, but some players have to do what some players have to do:)
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