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Default Trammed the mil yesterday

On 2011-06-16, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Gunner Asch fired this volley in
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Damn..and he actually paid for that?


It's a CNC, Gunny. Lacking a 4th or 5th axis, all it can do is 2.5D. It
can hardly be called a manual machine, although his EMC work allows
joysticking.


It has a 4th axis, actually.

Unless a CNC has head gimbaling under control, the ability to tilt the head
isn't of much use.


Yep. The head is bolted tight and does not move.

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