I have my rails mounted under the bed (just an idea I had to stop dust ... keep the bed area accessible etc) )
This effectively makes the gantry twice as high, so when you look at the front of the table X is front to back, the gantry is left to right. The movement is a tipping motion of the gantry top back and forth. I am really impressed as to the rigidity of the gantry, made from 12mm MDF in a torsion box setup, but I had my doubts about the bearing setup as soon as I installed them.
This is just an experimental build so I can learn and see 1st hand how all this works, and what affects what. I'm using salvaged rails bearings screws and motors, which I am finding really limiting to how I wanted my machine to be.
I still want it to be usable though, I have the Z left to make, and I can start test cutting
. I have all the electronics wired and ready to go.
I will use this to make another machine, as soon as it is capable