Monster fixed gantry router for aluminium & wood

[JAZZCNC]

i had a crack at a fixed gantry 400x400 mm work area,i,ll be pulling it apart soon and upgrading a lot of it.

That's a nice capable looking machine you built there Deisel can see there's some thought and care gone into it . .

Out of interest what you going to be upgrading.? The upgrade would make a good thread and this place is in need of some build or re-build threads so do use all a favor and post about it please.!

[dazza]

That's a nice capable looking machine you built there Deisel can see there's some thought and care gone into it . .

Out of interest what you going to be upgrading.? The upgrade would make a good thread and this place is in need of some build or re-build threads so do use all a favor and post about it please.!

cheers i wish id had a bit more patience though, changes.
the x axis is being stripped down
plan is to completely sheet off the bed like the one in the image below ,then 1 big 20 or 30mm thick plate running down the centre that will be slotted to take the slightly longer 20mm rail (that ive got to order),i should roughly get an extra 200mm of travel.

y axis im scrapping and starting again too much to list on the lads thread,so a new thread sounds like a plan ta

[Boyan Silyavski]

IMHO you should decide on bigger spindle and stronger supported rails, at least 20 size. And base your design on these and further develop it, not the other way around.

If i was building a monster machine and was tight on money, i would look at ebay for used roller linear guides in good condition. When i finish my current build, my next one will be a monster, so that's my conclusion after continuous research.