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08-11-2014 #9
Thanks for the advice so far. Muchappreciated! Plan is still to build a base with aflat top and then bolt my machine on top of that. I'm basically done building the base and I'll post a few pics soon so its now time to start focusing on the actual machine.
I really had a hard time deciding onthe gantry design. I know the box section designs are proven and works verygreat but if possible I would like to try something a little different with a welded structure made from round tubes, angle section and flat cross supports. Tubes will be sand filled. I'm hoping to get away without epoxy leveling so the idea is to have the X and Y rails sit on 10mm thick ally plates bolted on top of the steel that I can hopefully machine flat and parallel. If that fails I'll go the epoxy route.
Below is what I have in mind. Pleaselet me know if you spot any fundamental issues or things I canimprove. Steel parts are blue and alu parts are grey
The core of the gantry looks like this consisting of 76mmx5mm round section, 50mmx5mm angle section , 100mmx10mm flat bar and several 10mm and 6mm thick braces
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