Onefinity Rotary Initial Impressions

Onefinity Rotary 4th Axis 'The Revolution"
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Excited to say that I completed the install and setup for the Onefinity Revolution rotary on my Elite Woodworker machine. The setup overall went fairly smooth, and the configuration changes in the Masso are easy to complete.
I definitely took me a bit of time to figure everything out for creating my first project in Vcarve Pro.
Couple of important things I learned along the way:

  1. Update your machine config and post processor in Vectric software to include the rotary option.
  2. Probing to set X,Y and Z zero were fairly simple using the touch block on the rotary, however it took me a bit to sort out how I should setup the work origin in Vcarve. In the end I went with center axis for the Z and lower left corner for the XY origin.
  3. When saving the toolpaths out from Vcarve, ensure you select the correct post processor. I believe it was called “ Masso WrapY2A ATC”

The rotary machining was completed in two steps with step 1 rounding the workpiece, and step 2 engraving the surface with a v-bit. It turned out pretty clean as shown in the video. I haven’t even brushed out the v-bit engraving for the images.

I have some questions on the maximum workpiece size that can be turned on the rotary. According to Onefinity specs, the maximum diameter round would be 7.25” diameter and the maximum square size would be 5.14”. My initial workpiece size was 3.5” square it didn’t look like I had enough clearance at the gantry lower frame for anything larger. Note: I have the Z20 gantry instead in the highest position as per instructions and also installed the 1/2” spacer blocks on the X-axis. See attached photo for clearance between workpiece and gantry.

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I believe those measurements are clearances from hitting the rails of the rotary, not for under the X axis. I have a much longer wait for mine (BB controller). While waiting I made a 10" deep full width removeable section of my table. That way the rotary can sit down lower. It’ll also allow me to cut the end of a board if I decide to make dovetails.

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Max size is for foreman, looks like you have a journeyman or woodworker, which has the shorter y rails, therefore smaller max rotary capabilities.

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The Revolution documentation is a bit unclear on this, as the document states that these maximum dimensions apply to all models. I do see the disclaimer about the gantry clearance.

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Does ONEFINITY have the maximum dimensions to share for non-Foreman sized machines?

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Yes, we need another drawing without the riser blocks installed on the rotary. They are 1", so remove 1" and that would be max dimensions for non-foreman machines.

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