This 5-axis CNC router could soon be an open source tool. [Mike Calvino] built it for the School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas. It can be used as a router or as a plasma cutter ...

Multi-axis machines have a greater range of motion and more cutting capabilities than conventional CNC mills and lathes. As a result, they require specially designed workholding setups to optimize ...

[Perry] was interested in adding a 4th axis to his CNC machine, but not very excited at the prospect of spending hundreds of dollars on the parts and electronics to make it work. There is a very ...