Jill of all trades, but mistress of few !

[Gary]

Totally agree R&P is far better for long axis, and cheaper.
Techserve use R&P, infact most plasma machine manufactures do.
The accuracy that is needed with a router, will be fine with R&P, however, normally will requre some gearing, but simple belt and pulley will do.

Of course it is. However, once you get into long travel lengths, unless you need the super duper accuracy of ballscrew then IMO R&P wins hands down. It is also much easier/mechanically simpler to drive both sides of a rack with a single motor and a single motor is what I would propose. Maybe Techserve could give us some insight on how they do things on long axes.

End of the day this is a router and R&P will give Julie all the accuracy she needs whether she is carving long panels or cutting parts for furniture. All I would suggest is she drives both sides with a SINGLE motor (bought from Zzap).

Jeff.