I was thinking because of this, there would be very little chance that the router would want to lift the gantry anyway, so I might get away with just some delrin. The end angle iron is 3' x 3' x 1/4' x 24 5/8'. All the parts are some nice steel that I had on hand.

Therefore, I think the top three are a must for starters. My thinking is that this may actually reduce any chance of racking. I wanted to make each side of the gantry sorta stand alone on its own without falling off if the gantry weren't there. It would actually be 10 bearings per side with this setup. Comments and suggestions are absolutely welcome and the sooner the better. Here are a couple of images to get started with. I have the basic frame parts already, so these dimensions are what I am hoping for. Ergo the play on words with the name of this machine.Īnyway, the Cutty Shark I will mainly be for cutting polycarbonate and thin aluminum sheet. I can see that it might pay to get the design down on paper first. Design has changed several times even after buying some of the materials that won't be needed now. I also took note of the items that I have on hand and developed a design that I want to use for my initial setup. Since I first knew that I had to have a CNC router just a mere few weeks ago (Thanks CNC Zone) I have gobbled up as many different designs as I possibly could from here and elsewhere on the web.

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