AndyUK's Build - 1.2x1.0m Gantry

[AndyUK]

What's next?

Well... I once said this about my wooden control box:

First thing was to make a quick and temporary control box...

Turned out temporary is over a year! I've also got a much better idea about the buttons I wanted, so popped a few more on there.



Also coming up with a few ideas for design modifications. I'm considering adopting the two plates idea on the X axis to make the gantry adjustment more independent from the ballscrew and linear rails. It will also add a little height to the gantry; I'm finding that although the bed height is adjustable in theory, the work involved is quite prohibitive (its bloody heavy, you need to re-level everything, and then you're working at a non-optimal height). I've found that with tool length, my current setup can only manage a depth of about 50mm or so. With a small bed height adjustment and a few tweeks I should be able to get a bit more room. Then theres the lack of a tramming plate on the Z axis, and it would be nice to have my Z probe plate wired so that it travels around with the spindle and is always close to hand....