Hi All-
In an effort to stamp out flex and subsequently reduced accuracy and strength, I’m looking at what might be enabling it. I think a decent source of flex are the plate steel side plates at the end of the gantry. I’m putting a longer X extrusion on right now, and I can definitely flex the whole assembly a bit.
For a while I’ve been batting around the idea of having new ones made out of thick plate aluminum - aluminum 6061 in 1/8 inch. Next week my favorite shop to do waterjet cutting online is running a sale where you get the same price for a couple of pieces as you would for a lot. Makes them pretty reasonable…even for low taper cutting.
Wondering if anyone else has tried this, or has any thoughts on this idea. I don’t think it’ll HURT…but I want to make sure it’s worth it. As I reassemble my machine with the new X extrusion, I’m looking for any way I can make it all rock solid.
Thanks!!
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