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Here are the first pics of my new router build. Now that I think about it, I wish I designed it as freestanding. I think it is much too big for a table top. I have concerns about having enough rigidity, and I might have to beef up the construction.

It is in the very early stages, and I am very happy and excited so far. Next up are the following:

1. Cold-rolled steel plates, linear carriages, motor mounts, and the rest of the mechanicals. I will be using CNCRouterparts. I am planning on using 1/2"-10 5 start screws for all axes. I am concerned though that I may need to use 2 screws for the x-axis due to its width. What do you guys think?

2. 387 oz-in Keling bipolar parallel motors throughout driven by G251 Geckos, C11G breakout board from CNC4PC (I initially wanted the CandCNC UBOB, but I am not sure if it works well with EMC2 which I plan to use), and DIY power supplies.

3. As mentioned, EMC2 control software running in Ubuntu.

It is the holidays so budget is a bit of a concern. I will be buying parts in manageable chunks.

Thanks in advance for the feedback!

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