I originally wanted to offset the spindle with the table as you suggest, by pushing the spindle back (I have seen many routers using this configuration)
My taig spindle's motor is hanging off the side of the spindle. If I flip the z around, the motor will bump into the gussets and severely limit the travel of the y axis. I 'm going to offset the table itself and the bottom most rails to compensate for the z axis' overhang. I think this will achieve the same goal.
I'll try and upload some orthgraphics to help with the visualization. |