DIY plasma/router table

[Nick]

Coming along nicely.

[acourtjester]

Finally got a good day to get the furnace out and cast some more parts. Here is what I came up with for the “Z” linear bearing assembly. I cast the housing and machined it to fit some scrounged bearings. They are 20 mm the housing is 4-1/4” long with a bearing in each end.
Tomorrow I will machine the “Y” bearing carriers they are just like the “X” carriers.

Have fun
Tom

[Gadget]

Really coming along well. I'll bet you're getting excited.

[brucer]

nice job tom, looking good... building a table is a lot of fun, and a lot of work isnt it.

[acourtjester]

Yes sir I like to keep active to hold off olds-himmers.
And it very interesting to see how other guys build theirs, Transfer of info is neat too.

have fun
Tom

[brucer]

Yes sir I like to keep active to hold off olds-himmers.
And it very interesting to see how other guys build theirs, Transfer of info is neat too.

have fun
Tom

yes,

I like having folks like you, gadget and khk to compare builds to and get info from... comes in handy and I really enjoy looking at other peoples builds...

I've spent hours looking on youtube and cnczone, a lot of interesting designs.. I do wish I had more money to sink into mine, would really like some of the hiwin rails and trucks, maybe when i'm rich

[acourtjester]

Your rich in interest and that most of the battle. Doing with what you have shows drive and thats not a bad thing.
Most of us started out with little but we tried harder. When you are done your will do what you want it to do and thats all the matters but you saved money to start another project. Its like a snowball you will end up with all you need.
Having the web has greatly increased the knowledge base for us all to learn from. The spread of information and suppliers makes building projects easier and has increased the joy we get doing them. Something funny I see on YouTube is a video put out by some guy who wants to share his work and then does not talk!!!!!

have fun
Tom

[acourtjester]

hi
Here is the x motor drive and y motor drive I put together today.
Waiting for the rack to show to work on the Y drvie section.

have fun
Tom

[KHK]

Looks like a good SOLID build.

[acourtjester]

Here is the "Z" carriage I worked on today need to figure how I'm going to mount the router so I can drill the mounting plate.
Shown is how my torch will be mounted. I will weld the plate to the "Z" carriage after that.
I was able to mount the "Y" & "Z" motors on the same plate I'm thinking about mounting a small fan for air flow over the motors.

have fun
Tom