Hi I have wanted to build a router table for quite a while now and thanks to this forum I think I have a good chance of doing it.
I recently ordered ballscrews, rails, mounts and linear bearings from ebay so I guess I've got to get started.
Here is a couple of pictures of the proposed design.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/attach...1&d=1242593418
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/attach...1&d=1242593458
The base and gantry will be welded steel. The z axis mount and router bracket will probably be aluminium although I may try mdf as a prototype.
The machine will have x axis travel of 600mm, y axis travel of 490mm and z axis travel of 170mm if I stick to this design.
I have tried to keep the design as compact as possible to reduce moments on the gantry.
Could you guys please have a look and offer any criticisms before I start cutting stuff up.
The three ballscrews are not shown but they are all 16mm dia 5mm pitch.
I could do with some with selecting the right motors too.
I hope to be able to upload the sketchup file to my webspace soon so if anyone wants to modify it they should be able to.
Many thanks
Paul