[jwillhite]

I really like your design and it looks like you will be coming in under budget. But then again, the right software could blow it sky high. (nuts)

The one I'm drawing up is very similar, down to the vertical placement of the side rails. Could you tell me what the dimensions of your table will be?

Thanks, at this point though with the revised design and looking at everything that still needs to be purchased theres no way I'm going to come in under 1600.

8020 ~650
Steel Plate ~100
Stepper Motors ~150
Power Supply ~ 60
Thrust bearing assembly/connectors ~ 75
Bearings ~ 35
ACME threaded rod ~120
Router + mount ~130
Misc. ~ 100

Total remaining = 1420
Total Estimated Cost = 2101!!!! ouch wow, might have to modify the design depending on how much they say the extrusion will cost.

Won't be spending anything on the software, I enjoy playing around with linux and computer stuff in general so I was thinking of using something like this http://www.linuxcnc.org.

The overall footprint of the machine will be approx. 48"x48", the usefull cutting dimensions should be pretty close to 36"x30"x5". The reason I didn't go longer on the X-axis is the threaded rod only comes in lengths of 36" and 72", I didn't want to buy the 6' length then waste a bunch of it. Using 1/2" drill rod for coupling from the motor to the threaded rod gets a couple extra inches of travel, per Ahrens design here http://www.cncrouterparts.com/parts.html.

Hey if you have your's drawn up I'd be really interested in seeing it, do you have a build log going?