A multi-axis, computerized numerically-controlled (CNC) toolhead
positioning device with six degrees of freedom of movement while
utilizing only five axes of movement, comprising a rotating workpiece
mount assembly (28) and a rotating gantry (64) with a mounted toolhead
assembly base (80). Perpendicular rotational axes about a mounted
workpiece (26) provide the capability to perform specific toolhead
operations on the arcuate surface of the workpiece (26), subject to the
type of mounted toolhead assembly. The computer (120) uses CNC software
to integrate operator instructions, machining operations, and the
sequence of operations into an automatic and coherent machining package.