Thread: sliding gantry or sliding Base ?
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05-11-2012 #1
Hello Folks,
sorry if this question has been discussed before, if so, i couldnt find it :)
I am currently thinking out my Design and I am not sure how to make the X Axis.
Either the whole Gantry slides, or the Gantry is fixed and the "Baseplate" slides (lack of the right english word, sry) ?
I will probably use 600mm TBR20 supported round rails for x and y, so thats what the size will be.
Anybody has empiric experience comparing the two methods ?
I want to design the gantry it self as per the paper posted in the faqs, problems, solutions forum regarding "heavy duty design".
I mean just the structural design, not the materials used.
Built from 40x40 Alu Profiles triangular reinforced, i already drew it that way but of course I forgot to make a screenshot :)
I personally prefer the "fixed gantry and sliding baseplate" design, that way I can make a really sturdy gantry.
Another slightly off topic question, that just popped in my head, would be how to fix the TBR20 Rails to the profiles, I dont know if I like the idea of just bolting them down with T Nuts, otherwise I would have to make adapter plates, which in turn would add some of the much desired mass to the system.
THanks in advance,
Regards,
Clemens
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