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Post by jimfitts on Mar 9, 2018 18:14:30 GMT
Does the power route kit have the ability to use a 4th axis for rotation
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Post by Derek the Admin on Mar 10, 2018 4:13:43 GMT
The platform itself is pretty well suited. The controller itself doesn’t support a 4th though. You would need a different control board, one additional stepper driver, and the 4th axis itself. Wouldn’t be too terribly hard.
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Post by Bruce on Mar 11, 2018 17:20:50 GMT
Humm...seems the 4th axis is becoming a thing on the higher end machine. May have to start looking into the "4th axis option" Derek!? What do you think?
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Post by Derek the Admin on Mar 12, 2018 2:08:20 GMT
A lot of people do ask about it. I am making some choices on future products so we will see where it goes.
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Post by laks on Mar 18, 2018 11:28:59 GMT
interesting
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Post by thisispete on Jul 20, 2018 0:25:25 GMT
Im interested!!
Ive seen some Diyers make a switch in the control board to toggle betwen the Y and A axis controls on other machines. Could something like that be achieved with the power route controller?
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Post by Derek the Admin on Jul 20, 2018 3:00:57 GMT
Yes, if you are crafty. The controller can’t directly command a rotary axis though. You would need to swap controllers for that. If you just wanted to do some very basic indexing operations you could, for instance, swith the X signals over to another driver and set it in a B axis (rotated around the Y). Align X to centerline of the B. You would be commanding a linear distance that corresponds to a rotation angle, but as I mentioned, it’s doable. That would be of limited usefulness though. Clear as mud?
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Post by James@fireaxe on Sept 28, 2018 15:25:53 GMT
How about the Carve King? how well can a 4th axis be added to the control board?
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