First let me say I am astoundey by the raw and refined talent that this forum displays. I am in awe with jcar and his plasma table.
I am looking to build a plasma with a cutting envelope of roughly 5 x 8. I know when I startasking questions everybody is going to have an opinion and I appretiate any and all feed back. The table I am going to build will see heavy daily use and will cut metal up to 1".
1. Should I use slides with a rack and pinion set up or should I use ball screws and slides.
2. My largest fear is building a table and having racking issues on the x.
3.I have no problem with the fabrication, due to the simple fact I own a machine and fab shop. I have a good solid background in electronics. My issues are with design. Where can I find some basics on design for mounting servos, steppers , pinions, ball screws ect..
I appretiate will any and all help.