Originally Posted by
adamchapman
(A bit like a murphy bed setup but when verticle the upper surface points out rather then in towards the wall, purely because of i need the gantry to face out from the wall)
Adam - Is this sort of a UK-thing??? (No disrepect - I like the idea and need something similar - the fold up -- I get 1/2 my garage back!) I write that as another 'Brit member was working a similar idea/project a year or so back - (?Geoff - maybe?). Seems like it was listed/posted under "vertical mill/vertical cnc or something" -- Might do a look see.
He was going to do a canteleivered system off a concrete wall (at a uni - as I recall). As I recall it would fold flat to the wall - the table up and the gantry ïn.
Anyhow - cool idea - flatness & rigidity will all be hurdles to suss out - but do-able I'd think. Keep us all posted - useful idea I'd say.
Cheers - Jim
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