next router

[dertsap]

i m still not quite finished the last system and i m starting the new one , the base is cut from the crate of a new mill we got at work and the rest is aluminum that was going to be tossed out , took a while to start the idea for my slides but i think this is going to workout well, the cutting envelope will be about 3' x 5' ,good enough for what i need it for , chain is what will drive it till i get cog belts
next challenge will be the y axiis , the x slides nicely with little if no play

[dertsap]

oh by the way there is no fancy machining as you can probably tell , everything is cut out on my old table saw

[dertsap]

got the y figured out , 3/4 of a year ago i did some dumpster diving when i saw an arm for a drafting easle in the bin , i thought it would be good for the mdf table i built but decided against it , the rollers inside are bearings and everything is snug but slides beautifully , and it fits perfectly inside the gantry channel , i will add another couple of bearings to steady it that much more , this is going to be good (i think ,hope)

[Jason Marsha]

Looks really sturdy, planning to route aluminium?

Jason

[dertsap]

ya i do hope to be able to route aluminum and some brass , more or less what ever i can cut , i had success at cutting aluminum on my mdf table so i m fairly optomistic, ive put a lot of thought to this and will do what it takes to make this thing sturdy , with no slop , it will be designed in a way that if i have to go back to leadscrews i can easily

[paulC]

Notice you have no bearings to prevent the gantry lifting. Do you plan to add something or are you relying on the weight to hold it down?
Really like the bearing adjusters, simple but effective.
Paul

[dertsap]

ive put some thought to that and i think i will rely on the weight , and if it does lift then i will look at the alternatives which should be simple enough

[tobyaxis]

Dertsap,

Your Router project looks nice and very well though out. Personally I'd like to build a 5 axis mill, which may never happen. Nice to see someone else building what they want.

[CNCRob]

Looks like its coming along nicely.

[Madclicker]

I hate to be too critical, but there is no way you will keep that axis from rocking without at least 3 degree support. You would need to pile on sandbags to get it to cut balsa with any speed.

[dertsap]

criticism , hey no problem , i'm putting up these posts so that anyone see's potential problems or flaws can point them out , any comment is a good one

what do you mean 3 degree support ?
where?

[tobyaxis]

Originally Posted by dertsap criticism , hey no problem , i'm putting up these posts so that anyone see's potential problems or flaws can point them out , any comment is a good one what do you mean 3 degree support ? where?

What is 3 degree support? Is this a new term? I hope someone knows what this is because I've never heard that one before.