Quote Originally Posted by JAZZCNC View Post
While I agree completely 2 screws are best route in this case it's marginal Irving has he only wants 600mm cutting width, if he has wide enough bearing spacing on X axis and builds ridged Gantry it will be fine for upto light Aluminium work. On a budget this will work fine and with bit of thoughtful design could easily be incorporated later if needed.!!. .
Ok, on that width maybe you're right, but in that case the X bearing spacing on that design is nowhere near wide enough IMHO, so don't underestimate the extra X travel length.