I have found it rather convenient to be able to drill over the side of the table and have daylight underneath so I have resisted putting in a spacer at the stepper motor to move the table over. An adjustable spacer would work nicely.
Hanging stuff off the table is very convenient.
Must design one one day.
Travel problem is a geometry problem. Travel will never be more than the length of the screw thread minus the width of the nut, that's if the screw doesn't hit the column first or squash the cables like in the X axis. Drilling a cavity into the column as some have done improves Y travel.
I improved my Z axis travel by 83mm and it is possible to squeeze 100mm but getting the head another 17mm lower than I have is of little use.
At least I can put a tall job and a long normal drill bit to greet each other now. Z axis was easy and cost $30 for a new strut. Good gain, no pain.
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