[dnelso]

Andreas
Thanks for the kind words. When i use the router i put a piece of plywood over the slats and cut on top of that. Tables are ready for paint then assembly and wiring.

[bluesea]

Very nice builds :wee:

any plan to add pneumatic plate maker?

Andy

[dnelso]

Andy
We will be adding plate marker and 4th axis for cutting tubing
Dave

[georgetheforge]

Really nice build-

just what i'm looking at doing- just collating the suppliers at the moment, working out best linear rails etc,

think i'll go for the candcnc kit for the electronics looks like a good solution for my 1st one-!

was wondering, it looks like you've geared the steppers on your rack, is it necessary? i'm looking at a router/plasma combo so wanna get the best resolution/ reduce backlash- what ratio did you go for? and did you gear both x and Y axis?

but v nice build you've got-

G

[dnelso]

G
Both the x and y have 4 to 1 reduction. Its a good trade off for both plasma and routing. Here are some pics of the current state. One table is going together and the other is going to powder coating.

[georgetheforge]

Dave

looking ever better-!

i was thinking of using a timing belt type arrangement- was that what you did- hoping it'll stay with a fairly low profile to keep everything neat-

i like how you've kept the sliders/ rack on the sides- i figure that'll help loading sheets on etc- i'm thinking of building roughly as you have but then with a false sacrificaial bed to router on top of- maybe with a vacum hold down- which would seal the dust from the water bed-

did you go for the dragon cut- with the 602 oz steppers from tom?

FYI there's a guy over here knocking these out-

your for £18k or $27k.... how much do you reckon yours has set you back-? i imagine i can get mine done for a quarter of that-!

George

[dnelso]

George,
Yes i use timing belts. Here is a link to my first build you can see at the bottom of page how the belt reduction works.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/plasma...ld_4x10-7.html. I did go with dragon cut- with the 602 oz steppers
Dave