Originally Posted by
dberndt
The bridge is split so that the spindle load is centered. Its alot harder to support the head as rigidly when its cantileavered out from its supports. The table is not as big as it could be made but this is by design. I've left the table about 2" narrow of what it could be to allow room for way covers, hard stops, other good stuff like that. Theres only ~35mm between the end of the carriage/yoke/whatever you want to call it and the braces/gantry columns. It still leaves about 600mm/23" of travel in that direction. Which I'm reasonably happy with.