Patent ID: 6604896
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for machining a workpiece to create a manufactured article having a desired configuration, which apparatus comprising:a rotary worktable on which the workpiece is held, a machine tool which engages the periphery of the workpiece on the worktable to remove material therefrom to shape the workpiece, a first device associated with the worktable to rotate the workpiece so as to precisely position it with respect to the tool, and a second device associated with the tool to precisely position it with respect to the workpiece as it is rotated, wherein the second device includes a slider that is coupled to the tool to cause the tool to advance toward or away from the periphery of the workpiece on the table, and wherein an advance of the slider is effected by a pair of drums linked by steel bands to opposite ends of the slider.