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Hey, at least you have a planer! That's one luxury I still haven't found the space (or budget... but mostly space) for yet. Initially it was one...
Politics aside (not that I disagree), some of it probably also comes from the fact that a lot of those extruded parts are, well, really long. Ten...
You're trying to stiffen up an aluminum extrusion. Sticking another 1mm layer of extruded aluminum inside it probably won't be quite as effective...
Well, if you've got a good (and square) chopsaw, you could add up the cost of the extra length & see if it's worth it just to have some spare bits...
I had a similar thought (although the leadscrew is only half the problem), but unless the vendor's offering it as an upgrade, it's not quite a...
The leadscrew diameter problem has already been covered, but it sounds like you're asking about deflection from spindle weight - and yes, the...
Even with my stupidly short X travel, it's the limited Z that makes my Lead feel most cramped, so I'm definitely interested in improvements. I've...
Whatever it is, it's impressive. Now for your next trick, you need to make sure your X & Y can cut squarely to each other to the same degree that...
Sorry for the slow reply - someone forgot to send out my 'new reply' notification *glares at the poor overworked OB forum notification bot* Nah,...
I've never seen a table that isn't either woefully inadequate and/or entirely inappropriate for lightweight machines. Usually I use some...
I love the color - I spent about a month struggling to anodize some aluminum pen parts I was turning on the lathe a couple years back, but never...
I figure I've posted my ramblings on spindle weight enough times in this thread that everyone's probably memorized them (feel free to skim back...
Ditto for the Lead... Requiring an extra inch or so of clearance between the tool & workpiece gets pretty cramped. If you don't mount your...
"Cause serious issues" might be overstating it, but you're right - the stock leadscrew with a standard (non-high-torque) stepper on the Z might...
Ugh... my condolences. On the brighter side, at least you had a decent excuse :p That sounds absolutely terrifying. I want one. -Bats ( maybe...
Tell me about it... First mine got delayed & wasn't showing up soon enough... then it got here and I didn't have anywhere to go with it yet. 23...
Going the Workbee route and doubling up the wheels supporting the gantry seems like it might help compensate for that. Unfortunately I've never...
I don't think there's much to be gained by just extending the Z-axis beam, unless you have an unusually long spindle (significantly longer than...
You might also want to weigh your options before making a decision - and I mean that in the most literal sense possible. If that PC is the 75182,...
Ahhh... I misunderstood. I caught that you wanted OB extrusions, but assumed it was the rest of the associated hardware you were looking to China...
