1220 × 2440 build

[malcolm01]

if you look at my c beam picture, I joined 3 bits of aluminium together, this is ridiculously rigid but very heavy! if I could do this again id use light weight aluminium profile instead! I have no doubt it would be still as rigid, keeping the weight down would be a good idea because the gantry is cumbersome and requires a lot of power to heave it about, the x axis struggles while the y axis flies
I'm not so sure keeping it so low wouldn't ending up causing you problems down the line. also when I'm making a new base for my machine I plan to make the underside suitable for sheet storage, my workshop is small and the machine swamps the place so sheets lying around are a real pain

[HullMark]

if you look at my c beam picture, I joined 3 bits of aluminium together, this is ridiculously rigid but very heavy! if I could do this again id use light weight aluminium profile instead! I have no doubt it would be still as rigid, I'm not so sure keeping it so low wouldn't ending up causing you problems down the line. also when I'm making a new base for my machine I plan to make the underside suitable for sheet storage, my workshop is small and the machine swamps the place so sheets lying around are a real pain

Yeah I spent a little while trying to find one like it until I looked at the picture more closely! Nice idea about storage ... is the base of yours made from wood?

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[HullMark]

Yeah I spent a little while trying to find one like it until I looked at the picture more closely! Nice idea about storage ... is the base of yours made from wood?

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I think I'll maybe go with your c beam then, it's an option for sure

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[malcolm01]

yes I built a torsion box from mdf, stupid idea, my idea was to pivot the machine against the wall when not in use, terrible idea so I plan a new table, mix of steel and aluminium, I was thinking if you used Turbocad id have sent yiu my drawings of my machine, theyre a bit ruff but you might have seen something usefull