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    Quote Originally Posted by pet30 View Post

    what do you think or what should i change
    Your issue is going to be that massive 3m gantry beam - even at 160x80x5 it will flex and twist like a bitch.

    Then there is weight - that beam will weigh about 55kg before adding motors, spindle, guides, motion etc - two nema23's will not do unless you add some decent gear/belt reduction - this will be a slow machine, this size stuff is servo motor territory i feel.

    To stop the beam sagging, you add triangulation - a support from end to end raised in the middle and joined with a strut, this will not stop twist though and all this will add weight, I would guess a working 3m beam gantry would weigh in at around 200kg or more - this is silly and would mean using Aluminium to build it.

    I'm not bragging on you here - just trying to save your money, i've built some dodgy small machines in the past but nothing this big ;)

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