I am in the information gathering stage of building a plasma table. I like the design submitted by mlaws1172. Thanks for your generosity.
I have a concern as far as deflection of the gantry as it is driven only from one side. Is this a concern or not?
Also I am looking for suppliers of linear rails and bearing blocks and such. Any information will be much appreciated.

Deflection is not a problem and it runs very smoothly. I would take a look at VXB bearings on ebay for some shafts and bearings.
If I can help let me know
mike

Thanks alot for the info. I'll see what I can find, and as soon as I can get a bay opened up in my shop I hope to at least build the table frame. Thanks again for your help.