machine bedding options in Australia

[Slixxor]

Hey Paul approx 1200x750mm. Photos below:

Plan is to mill aluminium and hardwood. Spindle is 2.2kw water cooled.

[Paul3112]

OK
http://www.actionaluminium.com.au/index.html They have interstate branches! QLD has the bigest stock/range.
Give them a call and see what they can do for you. In Melb they are quite friendly.

Here is the trick.. If you are thinking of making production run parts think about making jigs and the attachment of those jigs.
If on the other hand you intend to have a big plate with dowels and threads then it is a lot of money and rarely used to its full capacity.
I did a similar design that had a series of pedestals that supported a number of plates.
At the end of the day we ran a dial mic over the jig and adjusted the jig so as to have finished parts within tolerance.
Moral of the story .. figure out what you want to do and design to meet those needs. bolt it on so as to have flexibility if the goals move or change. example " oh dear a plasma cutter would be nice"
Now we need a fume extraction or water bath as a bed.
I don't mean to confuse the issue, a good plan and a set of goals is more that half the work.

[Slixxor]

OK
http://www.actionaluminium.com.au/index.html They have interstate branches! QLD has the bigest stock/range.
Give them a call and see what they can do for you. In Melb they are quite friendly.

Here is the trick.. If you are thinking of making production run parts think about making jigs and the attachment of those jigs.
If on the other hand you intend to have a big plate with dowels and threads then it is a lot of money and rarely used to its full capacity.
I did a similar design that had a series of pedestals that supported a number of plates.
At the end of the day we ran a dial mic over the jig and adjusted the jig so as to have finished parts within tolerance.
Moral of the story .. figure out what you want to do and design to meet those needs. bolt it on so as to have flexibility if the goals move or change. example " oh dear a plasma cutter would be nice"
Now we need a fume extraction or water bath as a bed.
I don't mean to confuse the issue, a good plan and a set of goals is more that half the work.

You are quite right I do want to do Plasma cutting but not cut my expensive bed. hence the plate idea. I can easily place it and remove it. depends on what I can do I wanted a swappable bed. but it's hard to keep it at the right height if it constantly swapped in and out.

Thanks for the heads up.