Project Beaver

[OMLCNC]

Looking good, my only comment is I think you'll regret it not being able to machine 1200 x 600 especially as you're nearly there. My machine can (just) do 1000 x 600 and I wish I could put 1/4 sheets of wood in to machine!

Ok Neil, I can get the extra length in the workshop so I will change the design to use 1400mm HGR20 rails. I can see from the forum that some people rattle off a machine in a mouth and some people never get finished. It's a constant loop of reading, learning, redesigning etc, etc, but it only costs time. I'm finding it very useful to do a "Bill of Materials" as I go for costs and to make sure I haven't forgotten anything. I'll post it when I finish that and the next revision design.

[Boyan Silyavski]

Just the other day i was looking at my Z axis thinking" Good that i invested much time and money there, so no i dont need to move table up and down" ,not that i could lift 300kg table anyway. In other words i prefer very strong Z that could reach down and do the job without need of additional fiddling around.
When i was designing my machine i had the idea of using additional support to lift the material, but as i made it OTT, in fact i do not need anything additional.

So that is my advice.