General pointers for a CNC router

I'm not far off 7ft tall but I get your point :D

I guess I was wanting it to do everything, but that's obviously not going to happen.

I've just been looking at your vertical machine on YT Jazz, it's a beast. I'm just looking through the options for dealing with whip on the long axis, so will probably go with thick ballscrews. I think the step up in price will still be cheaper/easier than a rotating ball nut.

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Originally Posted by scott88

I'm not far off 7ft tall but I get your point :D

I guess I was wanting it to do everything, but that's obviously not going to happen.

I've just been looking at your vertical machine on YT Jazz, it's a beast. I'm just looking through the options for dealing with whip on the long axis, so will probably go with thick ballscrews. I think the step up in price will still be cheaper/easier than a rotating ball nut.

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Being thicker doesn't mean they won't whip, it's the rotation speed you need to think about if your rotating the screw. Going with a larger pitch and using ratio to decrease the screw RPM is what you need to look at.

If you want to see 10x5 vertical then I'm just up the M62 at Goole.!

Thanks Jazz, I'm actually just reading about different pitches etc. My head is about to explode!

Thanks for the invite, I'd definitely like to see it and pick your brain :D