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    Converting an 8 Inch Rotary Table to an "A" Axis

    Many people have added a stepper motor to a rotary table in order to create a forth axis (often called the “A” axis). My contribution is to take an idea from Paul Thompson plus an old idea using sheet metal to simplify the motor mount.

    If you are interested, please see

    http://rick.sparber.org/AAD.pdf


    Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.

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