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Yes. Loading and unloading with my forklift is important. Once of the reasons the gantry rail is lower than the height of the actual table. The actual cutting surface is a little lower (.5" or so)...

It seems helical cut gear track is the way and just fine for tolerances. I should probably just go that way. It will probably wear faster and cost a little more in the long run.

The only...

I was unable to find 10 foot long (3000mm+) ball screws reasonable hence the reasoning for the belts. If they don't work out I should be able to replace them with gear racks easily.

I am also...

Apparently my belt idea is already patented. The double belt makes it more protected and easier to mount. I drew the table fairly quickly in Sketchup. It's such a simple program it gets on my nerves...

I'm planning to build my own table here soon. 5x10, Aluminum gantry, 4.5 NM Nema 34 motors (undecided on steppers vs hybrids vs servos), dual double T5-25mm timing belt X axis (doubled on each...

I appreciate the input from everyone. I've now decided to use the same motor / controller for each axis to simplify having a spare. I ended up starting to design my own gantry and machine in order to...

Hi, I'm new here. I've decided to build my own 5x10 table after an almost 6 month long battle to get a machine from a local company that has less than favorable ethics. I have a lot of mechanical and...