Originally Posted by Kipper  @ Wongster, to scale down is reduce the size of all components....although you may not want a 3mm leadscrew if you're "really scaling down" |
Hi Kipper,
Thanks for your reply. This is something I'm very new in. I'm trying to build a machine with footprint of 400mm x 4oomm. I'm concern about structural integrity if I scale everything down proportionally. eg. can the reduced x-axis bear the weight and movements of the z.
My guess is, though I'm reducing the overall length by a certain factor based on a plan, the thickness and width should be reduced by a lesser amount to maintain a certain level of stiffness.
Regards,
Wongster