Hi everyone. I 've been reading the forums for quite a while, but this is my first post. I am just getting started on my plasma table, and I will have many questions to post in the near future.
I own a machine shop in the midwest, and have several cnc's, but i have never built one.
So far the frame is 5" x 5" x 1/4" tubing, and will accept a 5 x 10 sheet. It is very heavy, but I would like to see rapids at 1000 ipm + and be heavily used for many years.
I purchased 1" x 10' Thompson linear shafting (predrilled and supported) for the x axis, with frelon twin pillow blocks. I plan on using the same for Y.
x will be driven by gear rack & spur gear, while y will be driven by 1"-10 acme screw with 10 starts.
Thanks in advance for all the support.