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Building or Buying a Wood routing table.. Beginnners guide.. / Re: Size of a table 18X36 polymer concrete

« on: October 14, 2006, 07:58:12 PM »

Table idea for a moving table 18X36 made out of polymer concrete

Dave

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Building or Buying a Wood routing table.. Beginnners guide.. / Re: Planning Strength, speed, stability..

« on: October 14, 2006, 11:59:16 AM »

Art

That does seem logicail in this case. I would like to design a machine that can be both router and mill so would go the traditional XYZ route.
I also need the 4th axis A to X and a 2nd spindle so I will not need to do a tool change for a very receptive job that the machine will be doing. Thinking fixed gantry moving table 18" X 36" Main spindle would eather be changeable from high speed router to low speed mill operations or have enough belt steps to change from high speed to low speed. Thinking R8 taper with Thormach tool holders. 2nd spindle would be high speed only. All total I'm looking at 5 axis machine.
What are your thoughts on the use of Polymer concrete in machine construction?

Dave

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Building or Buying a Wood routing table.. Beginnners guide.. / Re: Planning Strength, speed, stability..

« on: October 13, 2006, 11:26:43 PM »

Art:

In the second section of this topic you say your X axis will be 4' and your Y axis 8' and of course Z up and down. I have always been lead to believe that X is the long axis left to right Y is short axis at 90 deg to X away from you when facing the machine and Z up and down. Do you folk do it different in Canada. Just asking so that as the build goes on I am on the same page you are.

Thanks

Dave