Need 6' x 4' bed, 4 axis router design.. Help..!

[fasteddy]

Hi..

Thanks for the pointers.. Joe's cnc is what I am trying to get away from, really dont like mdf and I am being asked to do some very robust stuff now which might be a bit too much for an mdf machine..

Mechmate.. Wow.. That is some machine, but also some level of manufacture.. Would love to do that but it involves a lot of bending metal and laser cut parts which has got to jack the price way up, especially in this country.. Doing it in the states where costs are much lower no doubt makes it more affordable.. Might try this if I cant find a simpler way to go...

Still trolling though many of the designs on this forum, man there is some nice machines here.. Just toying with the idea of making a hybrid of some of the designs I have seen, although the mechmate way of using a spring loaded rack and pinion motor mount looks a real winner...

Steve..

[Wobblybootie]

Steve ... the Mechmate was born in South Africa,but I gather the 'owner' (Gerald) handed it off when he could no longer afford the time to devote to the User Forum. There are a couple of companies here in the UK who can cut and bend the parts needed for a pretty good price ... the thing that puts many off is the cutting and profiling of the rails ... so a lot of folks fit THK style. The forum is a HUGE goldmine of info and the users are very helpful. If I had the space I would build one ... (over time)

Have a look at http://www.data-cut.com/ it can be modded to fit the size you want ...