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Will Build a Moving Gantry ROUTER-comments appreciated.
Will design & build a Moving Gantry Router while I’m waiting for parts on several other Projects I’ve started.
I’ve calculated the travel should be about 54” x 44” x 6’’, because I have Thomson rods & ball bushings on hand which dictate those dimensions.
The Frame will be constructed of Rectangular steel tubing & the Gantry will be made from 6061 Aluminum plate.
I will include Drawings & calculations & welcome comments & suggestions!
Next week I will start machining the raw material and will post photo’s to record my progress!
W.Smith
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X axis end plates in work!
The X axis end plates were cut from one piece of .5” stock as indicated in the photo’s.
The plates were mirror images so one series of cuts did it!
Then the leading edges were chamfered .125 x 45 DEG to remove the sharp corners.
The mounting holes were drilled & counterbored and prepared for assembly.
Hope to finish the Y axis next week, then on to the Z axis.