Hi,

Just looking for a quick bit of advice. I'm currently in the process of designing a fixed gantry machine. After looking at a few more designs it seems quite common to conceal the screws and bearings round the back to avoid chips etc.

I'm wanting to extend the nut housing on the X axis fabricating a custom one out of a piece of 1 3/4" square solid aluminium bar which is 140mm long. As seen in this video:



Is this extension something to avoid or would it be okay?

Any advice or comments will be gratefully received