.... that I could at the very least, mix the Z axis but was not sure on the X and Y. My assumption was that the X and Y could be different configurations and that it would just mean that one would travel faster than the other, all things being equal with the servos, etc.
If I had to wait for exact matches on Ebay, the mill would never get built...
Yes, it is a Gantry design... wanted the slides on top of the X rails and possibly drive each slide with a seperate screw to keep the table area cleared underneath and minimize the material use needed to drive a single screw from the bottom, as well as eliminate the skewing of the Gantry using the single screw on one side of the Gantry.
Don't want the cantilevered radial pressure on the slides that some of the Gantry's have by dropping the Gantry sides next to the X rail sides.
Thanks, Rod... enjoying the forum |