[lerman]

I run my machine over 4 Metres with steel impregnated belts. It seems fine.
I guess it depends on what you are cutting and how accurate you need your items to be. I have had no accuracy issues with the things that I cut. But I guess if want to start machining high precision components other systems would be much better.
All I know is if I cut a square out of timber, 2m x 2m and measure it afterwards it is just that. No micrometer stuff, just a tape measure.

Hey Benny,

Could you send me a sample 2m x2m square so I could check it to see if the diagonals are equal using my three meter micrometer? :-)

Ken

[ynneb]

Lol @ lerman... good one

I suppose we could call a tape measure, a "macrometer"

[mdreitzusa]

Mr. bean
the design looks great.i saw a website with an engraving machine made from savaged printer part that was belt briven.and it could carve a photo the size of a postage stamp.go for it
if bill gates had listened to his freinds we wouldn't be talking rite now.