[hjcraver]

I am a Q.C inspector for Industrial and Laboratory Furnace and Oven Manufacturer | Thermcraft Inc. and I use metric but our shop standard is Mr,Dewey.
Just for dreaming look at a few of these base suppliers . I agree with you the fun is designing and building. See Ya.

http://www.americangrinding.com/divi...akesbases.com/


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[mkc2]

Looks like a nice clean build, can't wait to see some real action with pictures.
Will be watching your progress, hope it all works out ok, there's plenty of guys on this forum to help you out.

Cheers mkc2

[Eddymeister]

Its been a while since i last posted... I'm still designing...

I have a quick query for anyone out there in the realm of design willing to comment...

How much clearance would be adequate between the bed and the underside of the gantry... :idea:

I suppose this comes down to the sort of work I'll be doing... However... Too tall equals less rigidity and less accuracy... The lower the gantry is to the bed will make an increase the machines rigidity and accuracy but will limit the machines ability for certain things...
I do intend on creating a 4th axis that can be turned 90 degrees for turning as well as rotary milling... Kinda like a CNC Converted Vertex Rotary Table with a chuck...

I just want to get some ideas off those guys who have come across this in their machining and if they were "to do it all again" approach...

Comments greatly recieved...!