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    Re: Moving gantry conundrum

    Again, very convincing arguments. Still I do have a quite a picture on how to go about this, which fits the material quite well. I have a angle grinder with a diamond wheel which cuts granite very...
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    Re: Moving gantry conundrum

    Hi Craig

    Some solid arguments.

    But there are other factors as well:

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    Several advantages of granite over steel became evident.
    Granite is harder, although more brittle and subject to...
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    Re: Moving gantry conundrum

    Beautiful, but I am not sure my wife would approve :-)

    KR
    Henrik
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    Re: Moving gantry conundrum

    Hi Joeavaerage
    I get it: "Rigid" :-)
    Thank you for the link, good stuff!
    KR
    Henrik
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    Re: Moving gantry conundrum

    Actually a C beam with no moving bed was sort of what I started with, but now I am more focused on a design like this:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXs4fsPsSGw&t=3s
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    Re: Moving gantry conundrum

    Hi Catahoula

    Actually, the ballscrew I have bought already is C5, but paper is cheap, I will believe it when I have measured it out :-)

    KR
    henrik
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    Re: Moving gantry conundrum

    Hi Joeavaerage

    Thank you for a very comprehensive answer!

    I looked at the mills you mentioned, and was actually quite surprised by the reasonable prices, but since I am focusing on a computer...
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    Moving gantry conundrum

    Hi,

    I am building a CNC platform in my head, which will hopefully come out some day.

    Aiming for something that will mill steel with a precision of around 10 my pr 10 cm. This is a hobby thing,...
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