Re: The design is finished
Originally Posted by
plcamp
OK, I just weighed the base and it tips the scale at 192# and from this point it can only get heavier. Now I have to devize dolly to move the thing into it's final resting place when completed.
My machine is of similar size (36x48" table) and I also have a similar wooden triangulated stud frame base plus a torsion box table top. Total weight of the completed machine is over 500 lbs. That base is rigid enough that I have the whole thing on 4 sturdy casters to move around as needed. I don't even set the caster brakes anymore when operating the machine. The reaction forces of the moving gantry make the whole machine wiggle maybe 1/2" while operating but it does not really matter. As long as the table and base don't deform it does not affect the accuracy.
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