Building a plasma table, need advice.

[Boyan Silyavski]

Did you miss the word PLASMA.!! . . . .Ballscrews with rotating nuts.???????????????????????

I did not. what do you suggest for 4x8 table? belts or RP? Same price. So why not ball screws?

That's why i asked him what length. Did you check recently prices for *belts and pulleys* or *RP+pulleys and belts* . Exactly same as for ball screws. Until we don't know what exactly he intends to use the machine for it irrelevant to discuss further.


I personally say for Z belt, for X ball screw and for Y -RP, but that will confuse him and others who read further. There are many ways to make a plasma machine. Did i tell you that the big commercial plasmas use Ballscrew on all and RP on Y, and mind that - 2 motors with brushes on each side of gantry, so they brush rails for dust not to damage Hiwin seals