CNC Rotary Tube Cutting

Building a CNC Rotary Tube Cutting attachment for the CNC Plasma / Scribe table, and some test cuts. More to come once all the bugs are worked out and its producing parts.
2014-10-28 22.53.58  Cutting out the main box for the Rotary Tube cutting attachment in a foldable piece.
1 Cutting out the main box for the Rotary Tube cutting attachment in a foldable piece.
2014-10-28 23.52.52  Folded up ready to weld.  Threaded motor mount adjusting plate on the table also.
2 Folded up ready to weld. Threaded motor mount adjusting plate on the table also.
2014-10-30 01.08.10  Assembled to test fit before finishing.
3 Assembled to test fit before finishing.
2014-10-30 01.08.27  Assembled to test fit before finishing.
4 Assembled to test fit before finishing.
2014-10-30 21.14.51  Had to turn down the length of the bronze bushings from 1 1/2" to 7/8".
5 Had to turn down the length of the bronze bushings from 1 1/2" to 7/8".
2014-11-02 14.14.48  Heated interferance fit between the tube shaft and the chuck mounting plate.  Now truing it up and turning the step.
6 Heated interferance fit between the tube shaft and the chuck mounting plate. Now truing it up and turning the step.
2014-11-02 14.57.17  Finished up, painted and assembled.
7 Finished up, painted and assembled.
video-2014-11-03-22-09-11  Video of the first test cut, with some holes in a piece of 1 1/2" round tube.  Cut quality was massively improved after adding the support bearings under the tube.
8 Video of the first test cut, with some holes in a piece of 1 1/2" round tube. Cut quality was massively improved after adding the support bearings under the tube.
2014-11-05 22.26.33  Parts cut from 1 1/2" square tube in the next videos.  The chair is just a fun test piece, and the other is a gusset for an ATV swingarm.
9 Parts cut from 1 1/2" square tube in the next videos. The chair is just a fun test piece, and the other is a gusset for an ATV swingarm.
Chair  Test "Chair" part cut from square tube.  Just a fun test part to show the capabilities.
10 Test "Chair" part cut from square tube. Just a fun test part to show the capabilities.
2014-11-15 18.39.04  Showing the scrap and parts from cutting gussets from 1 1/2" square tube.
11 Showing the scrap and parts from cutting gussets from 1 1/2" square tube.
Gussets Cutting  Cutting some test gussets from 1 1/2" square tube for ATV swingarms.
12 Cutting some test gussets from 1 1/2" square tube for ATV swingarms.
Gussets Dry Run  A Dry run (no torch) to show the speed and precise locating of the machine while lifting for the corners and cutting parts.
13 A Dry run (no torch) to show the speed and precise locating of the machine while lifting for the corners and cutting parts.
2014-11-16 21.21.10  A test "footpeg" out of 1 1/2" round tubing.
14 A test "footpeg" out of 1 1/2" round tubing.
Round Tube Peg  Video of the test "footpeg" out of some scrap 1 1/2" round tubing.
15 Video of the test "footpeg" out of some scrap 1 1/2" round tubing.