Could someone look at this design?

[--colin--]

What is that material you are using for the base and side plates? It looks like particle board or something. Or is some kind of paint finish you applied? Looks cool!

[candle]

particle board it is...
temporary solution... i hope

[project5k]

not knocking anyone's work, all that nice pretty precision alum. work, mounted to that flimsy(by comparison) particle board... but i would probably do the same... to save $$$ how much flex is there in the gantry side to side?

[candle]

less than 50 mils - will see if hardened steel rods will help, those i have are most certainly not hardened
gantry won't budge, but rods do
side boards aren't much of $, table is, i'll keep them until last axis will be assembled and i have dimensions (height in particular) for t-row table
that is till next week

[epineh]

Nice work so far, keep the pics comin. Is the cutting area still the same as you started out at ?

Russell.

[candle]

sort of, it might turn out smaller in y axis by a 1/2 of an inch, but then it might be 1/2 inch longer in x
i need to find lathe to machine trapezium leadscrews, otherwise im stuck with M8 threaded rods

[candle]

mkay
not much of a progress, but here it is - z axis, and spindle mount

[fkaCarel]

Sebastian: You are a very creative fellow. You used the possibilities of waterjetting to overcome machining limitations. So you come up with something very original and different, and still completely sound! This is all well planned. You'll get there.
I see the tablecloth problems are also solved.

[candle]

yeach, and i can't tell you how rest of my family is happy about drill press in living room

[fkaCarel]

Yes, but they have the remote control AND the couch! Then the drill press is only a small price. And of course, being your family, you being world famous also affects them.

[candle]

nope, i got the remote, and the couch - lying down, watching telly and tapping holes
as for the "famous" part this is still fancy drawer for them :]