Ahh, god bless the philosophy of jumping in the deep end. This is the first of my projects on this scale. As you can probably tell my the pictures, it will become a CNC mill. The travel is 240x220mm on the X and Y respectivly and 150 on the Z.
The X and Y bearing are THK SR20's and the Z will use HSR15's. I'm aiming to use a splined shaft to transmit power from a motor at the back of the Z colmn so the excess weight isn't being lifted every time the cutting head moves up and down.
The core of the base is a large chunk of ground cast iron. it has two 25mm plates bolted to the sides and the rails are mounted on that. The table is a spare part from a TaigX3, modified to take the bearings.
Z design is on its way.
Out of curiosity, I'm only 21 and wondering if there's many people my age doing this sorta stuff.
anyway, heres some nasty pictures from my phone, enjoy.
The base of it so far. all steel and iron.
Close up of the front of it. the handle is there for testing only.