welding steel base or just getting aluminium extrusion

[Clive S]

whats the longest bit you guys have used without any deflection or breakage? beginning to think having a long z height is limited by the tool bit for 3d work. i can see that on some areas where i need to penetrate 300mm then either the router is going to collide or the bottom of the front plate will.

It all depends on what you are cutting, There is somebody on here making surfboards with long cutters out of a type of foam.

[charlieuk]

It all depends on what you are cutting, There is somebody on here making surfboards with long cutters out of a type of foam.

that's me I use a 7" bit and have around 9" of z travel but you wont cut much more than foam with it