help with my cnc build

[njhussey]

That design obviously works, but having the spindle hanging off the front seems to go against the grain when you ideally want it in the middle of the bearings?

[long john]

That design obviously works, but having the spindle hanging off the front seems to go against the grain when you ideally want it in the middle of the bearings?

hi havent finished the drawings just making sure i was doing the right things you said, will update with more pictures soon

[IanS1]

Agree with you completely Neil. Building a machine from MDF also goes against the grain.

[long john]

well atm i cant afford making it in steel, as im disabled money is spare so, i will have to make in mdf then upgrade to steel when i make some more money

or unless someone can make me one cheap lol

[GEOFFREY]

Agree with you completely Neil. Building a machine from MDF also goes against the grain.

I didn,t think that MDF had a grain plywood has, so that might be better. Good luck with whatever you decide - all cnc routers are grat, so have fun and enjoy making and using it. G.

[long john]

done a few more bits to my plans and just need to ask a couple of questions as to what way would it better to do my z axis, 1st or 2nd picture


this way i would upgrade the boxing on the z axis, just wanted to know what way would be better before i spent to much time on it

or this way


thanks for all your time