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Just a quick update on progress so far. I've started from a bottom up approach and have found a very useful book called Manufacturing Automation by Yusuf Altintas. It's good a lot of content, but at...

You're 100% correct about the FEA, the change in section will alter the moment of area which completely changes the deflection results. However, the purpose of it is comparative. So, if version 1 of...

Looking around the forums there doesn't seem to be a good deal on 5 axis builds, but I see some have been done. So, perhaps what I'll do is use this thread as build thread (if that's allowed?). It...

Hi Wizard,

Thanks for the reply, it definitely given me some things to think about. I did wonder about axis notation with these machines, I guess I got X and Y mixed up. I'll follow the (top to...

Most of the DIY CNC machine builds that I've seen have the router/cutting spindle attached to the the Z axis drive which is attached to the top of the gantry. As has been covered before, this means...