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I am considering fitting 2 screws, not sure if I'm able to get the structural rigidity to be able to have a single screw. So I think i'll be looking into a belt drive for the second screw since I dont think having 2 steppers on the x-axis will offer that much improvement.
Also got to increase the strength of the Y-Axis to increase tortion in the Z-Axis.
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Well I updated the rig a little, reinforced the gantry a bit and added the idea of a belt drive to the second gantry.
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/p...7/router-1.jpg
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I assume you mean driving the gantry using the belt....
Not too keen on the idea myself
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6 week old baby seems to be doing his best about getting in the way of that :P
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Very slow progress due in no small part to my new boy...
Which isn't a bad thing as I have to wait for funds to appear to get the expensive parts of the build!
Started the base today at least, rails are parrallel and 500mm long. Extra space is being allowed so the steppers sit inside the base.
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/p...n257/004-2.jpg
Hopefully I'll get around to starting the gantry in the next couple of days. I've the stepper motors and leadscrews ready to mount, but i've no idea how i'm going to attach the leadscrews to the gantry (leadnuts????).
I've ditched the belt drive idea, going for dual steppers on the x-axis. Just need to get a 4 axis controller, power supplies and rails for y+z axis.
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Fair point well presented... It's not something I had considered, thought I'd get away with the pine as it was lying around....
Think i'll leave it asis for the time being till i've made the gantry and then I can go back and fix it.
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Got a table saw arriving in a couple of months and I doubt i'll have sourced the electronics by then, so i'm happy to wait as the table saw will give me the square cuts I need
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Kool will be keeping an eye on this one !