Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Would you have bought this? It has worked in production, and I didn't know if it's Nikken Alpha control would even work.
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Thanks to Michal+ Braun GmbH for selling it to me. If you need fantasitc CNC parts manufactured, contact them:
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00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Why a fourth axis?
01:27 - Marker 9
01:27 - Why not convert a manual rotary table to CNC?
02:03 - Buying a used Nikken CNC-150
05:41 - Nikken CNC-125 rotary table.
07:33 - Efficiency audit
07:46 - Nikken Alpha control
09:44 - Riser block
11:01 - Controller first test.
13:01 - Second controller test
14:00 - Remove the covers for inspection
21:24 - Third test run
22:24 - Cart parts.
25:02 - DC Servo brush inspection
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