Quote Originally Posted by extdrive View Post
Its funny you posted that video. I just ran across it yesterday.

All good points. Thanks you guys. If I go with the plans from the tormach site I'll update on how its working out. Right now I'm leaning slightly towards a steel frame. I'm a bit of a woodworker though so there is a very core part of me that really wants to build it from wood.

Kenny I think you are right, if the actually support is all end grain there would be very little movement. I just don't know that I can quantify how much "sag" there could be. And if I could identify that, I'm not sure I know how much sag is acceptable. Maybe if I re-level and tram the machine every 6 months? I don't know, I hate to create a nightmare maintenance situation for myself. I'm probably overthinking this.
Mines been on it's stand that way since I built the stand. It hasn't moved at all. I've built plenty of decks over my career that are still up and level and they are held up the same way.