Rotary Axis on a multi axis CNC

[ErikJenkins]

My Journey to a Rotary Axis on the X-Carve

To get to the point I am at with the rotary axis was a major upgrade to my X-Carve with multiple steps. I know this has been posted before in pieces on the It’s Alive thread, but I figured I would put it all in one place. Here is what I had to do to get this working: 1 - I had to cut taller Y-Axis end plates out of 1/4" aluminum. [image] 2 - I replaced the Z-Axis to allow almost 6" of vertical movement. I bought this one from ebay I also had to machine a new plate to attach the Dewalt mount…