IMO if you have the room and money, go big. You said one of the things you want to make is signs. A 4x8 sign wont fit on a 4x8 bed, but with a bigger bed a smaller project will fit. JMO
I have been thinking about building myself another CNC Router table for my basement shop. I have a 5'x4' CNC router table available to me but I would like something for the basement.
What size tables do you find is a good compromise for smaller work like signs and lithophanes? Or should I just get a large machine. I would like your opinion on your favorite size cnc router table.
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IMO if you have the room and money, go big. You said one of the things you want to make is signs. A 4x8 sign wont fit on a 4x8 bed, but with a bigger bed a smaller project will fit. JMO
Bigger is usually better (IMO) why limit your self
-Bigger table means larger lengths of material - Potentially less unusable scrap.
-Cost savings of purchasing material in larger sizes.
-Less time spent on cutting material down to size to make it fit your machine (some supply stores charge a cut charge).
-More pieces out of one "material" setup, making multiple pieces at once.
-Common size pieces of material (home stores) 2x4, 4x8. That being said, machine size preference would be a cutting area being able to accommodate those sizes.
I've found that I save time by being able to lay a sheet down, fasten to table and start cutting. Plus I get more mileage from my raw material when using larger sizes.
My 5'x5'x10" cutting area machine cuts acrylic, wood, aluminum, has a 4th axis and I want another machine to exclusively cut metal. The large Novakan or Tormach come to mind for size for metal. Novakan for the Z height since I want to move my 4th axis off of my current table.
The only true limit is what you can afford.
My 12"x12" was purpose built to:
1. use in the house for PCB work
2. As a test bed for software development.
So I don't really want or need anything bigger:})
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There is nothing about favorite for me its all depend on the requirement and affordability.
I have now 8'×8' .
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The medium size of table is more suitable for my work ~~
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If you have a 4x5 available (my current size), then I personally would go for 2x4. That is the size of the vacuum zone I do 75% of the work on now. My next size would be 4x8 but that's a little big for a basement. Myself, I'm going to a 5x10 now. It's what we run in our other shop so I'm already taking jobs up to that size, now I just can do them in house and also be a back up machine for the other shop.
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I am about to start building my second, from 2x3 to 3x4.
From what I see on advertisement sites is that the bigger a router gets, the lower the second hand value is, regardless of component price.
Space seems to be a problem for the avarage second hand buyer.
Now I need the bigger router for bread and butter but I will only build just a little bigger, so that I can do the stuff I know I want to be able to do.
Sven http://www.cnczone.com/forums/diy-cnc-router-table-machines/320812-aluminium-1250x1250x250-router.html
I don't actually know anything about CNC router tables , but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night