The table will be stationary and the gantry style head will travel. Making the table move would require about twice the floor space of the stationary design. With a 4' x 8' work envelope, it's going to take up a good chunck of real estate anyway.
I forgot to mention it but the Z axis unit is on 18" rails.
One thing I found interesting in your drawing is the placement of the Y axis rails. I have been trying to decide which way to mount the rails. The two choices were mounting them parallel to the table or perpendicular to the table. In your design I see the two rails are not in either of these orientations but kind of one each way. What factors influenced your decision to mount them this way? Is there an advantage of one way over the others? I like the looks of yours and I am considering changing mine but first I want to weigh all the details.
Last edited by E-Stop; 05-14-2003 at 12:29 PM.
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