Please review this router gantry idea

[EddyCurrent]

Much more Better
GRP Rods and Tubes - Engineered Composites

But no big diameters

[EddyCurrent]

Time to ruminate this lot over a pint I think.

[compositepro]

We actually used to make make carbon fibre gantry mills before i left that industry

[EddyCurrent]

We actually used to make make carbon fibre gantry mills before i left that industry

I can imagine that, it's marvelous stuff. I was looking at carbon fibre matting earlier as an alternative to fibreglass.

[compositepro]

the problem with matting is its discontinuous, i have some pictures somewhere i will try to dig them outall the rails were mogliced into position from masters

[mekanik]

That would be much appreciated, if/when i do find the time to build a machine i would like to make the gantry from composite.
Regards
Mike

[EddyCurrent]

I've got to grips with the spreadsheet now and I'm tending to return to the L gantry but I'm trying various combinations of sizes to find the optimum strength/weigh/cost ratio although cost is secondary but still important.