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[Boyan Silyavski]

Now looking at your latest drawing i ask my self the following questions:

Why this design at all? Wouldn't it be better to do it similar to my first build, where the work piece is inside the base structure, the gantry side legs are much shorter and most importantly the linear rails are outside of any dust/snow flakes/ and the ball screw is protected also.


The only possible drawback i could see is evacuation of snow dust. As the work piece is smaller than the table and both sides left and right- half z axis space is present, so you fit below the workpiece a table bed only sized exactlt as the workpiece, that leaves like 15cm holes each side, so you just have to raise the machine via legs so the whole machine have clearance from floor or table such that the snow dust falls there.

What i say is tried and works. Look at my video https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/r...69713128538019 , only the dark brown plastic is the real bed needed. Light brown can be removed. 2 black plastics at both sides via magnets . As you see even working foam does not make the rails and balls screws dirty.

On your design snow falls on your linear guide, ball screw, ball screw bearings and even motor maybe. I know that your inspirational design is so, but why not make better one.