If you want the Vectric files for the spoil boards let me know at jnwdwks@gmail.com.

That sounds like a great project. Somebody should send me the spindle so I can do it 😉

Thanks Ted!

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.

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 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJd_adVh37i3nIk.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

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.