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I don't want to write a novel to start this off, so I'm going to try to be brief about this. I'm trying to decide what type of drive type I want to use for the plasma table I want to start building....

thanks for all the replies so far. i'm still a little undecided, but it's most likely going to be some variant of a bf20 or rf45. as far as a lot of the issues, it's not a biggie. i live on a decent...

ok, i've been looking and changing my mind for the last couple months on what i want. problem is i don't know exactly what i need, so i don't know what i want. i'm not proficient with any precision...

in the end, a computer is just a tool to do a job, just as a pencil and paper is a tool to do a job. this is no different than a hammer vs nail gun debate to be honest. in today's world you will use...

thanks for all the advice so far.

i've given thought to a full-scale used mill, but i am most likely going to with a new smaller mill. if i could get an old bridgeport right around the corner,...

thanks for the information that everyone has provided so far. one more major thing i am looking for right now: lubrication information. i've seen plenty of charts and lists of oils for the different...

this is my first, so i really don't have much to base it on, but they don't seem to have any noticeable ridges grooved into the ways. there's a few gouges, but not anything that i would think to be a...

i worked a deal with my neighbor yesterday and now i have a south bent lathe in my garage. it's in great need of some tlc, but i'm hoping that it will all turn out functional. i've done a bunch of...

i live in a low population state with very little industry, and it makes finding any sort of used machinery very low. i started looking for a used drill press on ebay and craigslist a few months ago,...

i found this site while searching for information on cnc plasma tables, and i have been laying out the plans for building one (hopefully starting by this summer). in the process of setting up my shop...

the more i look, the more i find something i like better. i think i'm going to watch ebay for the next week or so and try to pick up a few used linear rail setups. i have been thinking and if i go...

I can't say that I've ever seen it, but I do have one thing to add. I worked in the structural steel field for 18+ years as a draftsman. My thought would be: Will all of your clients (engineer of...

I'l planning on making the decision between the hypertherm 45 and the thermal dynamics 52 fairly soon, but I was wondering if someone can answer this one question for me: I'm planning on buying a...

i wish i knew more than i do about this stuff... maybe by the time i build my second or third cnc machine i'll know what all the available components are. i searched for profiled linear rail and came...

i almost forgot... i can't quite wrap my head around the belt drive issue. i first thought it was just a large circular belt that turns. the more i look at how everyone's table is set up, it looks...

ok, i'm sort of waffling on my design a little. at first i was going to go with the v-groove rollers, but then i decided that i wanted to go with standard flat bar for rails. after looking at this...

yeah, my 50lb assessment of the gantry was only the weight of the 2x2 tube, 3x1/2 flat, and a couple of 1/4 plates on the ends. if 150lb isn't out of the question, i should be able to work things...

ok, i think i may have had a change of heart about the guide rail system i am going to use. i really like the neatness, simplicity, and low weight of the v-groove rollers and track used by fiero...

I'm gathering all the information and part specs to get ready to build a table. My initial plan was to find an inexpensive gantry package (the Precision Plasma 5x10 had been looking good), and...