operation cnc

[kingcreaky]

Hi All.
Im aware that mounting the ballscrew behind the face is a compromise, however. Based on the gear ive got here I cant pocket therefore this is my final gantry design.
The gantry is made of two 60x100x6 Ali Box Sections bolted together.

The Y face plate is 160mm wide

before I spend a sh*t tonne of money with Aluminium Supplier | Aluminium Stock | Aluminium Warehouse (excess £200) on ali; can somebody tell me any good reasons why this wont work (it maybe revised at a later date once the machine is made)

also; do you think ecocast is necessary for anything other than the front plate... for example the top & bottom bits and the back plate can surely be 6082?

thanks in advance for the influx of replies...


^^ or... turn it round? so the Y plate is at the back?