Sturdy and Fast all Steel CNC , my first build

[Boyan Silyavski]

Let me ask something
I am planning my cnc 1500X1000 and i am very close to these plans
Is it better to weld everything together or make seperately the base and then the cnc machine that will "sit" on the table. I am asking because if i weld evertything together my construction will be very heavy ( difficult moved even by 3 or 4 people )
What is better
Solution 1
one unique construction ( both table and cnc together ) or

Solution 2
two seperate constructions( the cnc and the table). Will this second solution have stiffnees issues ?

Thanks for your time

Hi,

I personally chose solution 1, welded together. I prefer playing with additional fixtures, instead raising, lowering the bed.

Other people here on the forum however choose solution 2 . There will not be stiffness issues.

At the end is up to you. Now i am building another 1250x2500 and i also have the same doubts as it will weight considerably. Its worth noting that if not welded together, possibly you will have to use some more beams and at the end it will weight even more. For my 1250x2500 i am contemplating making a hybrid, half of the bed welded, half removable.