Loading work on the bed: This frame gives plenty of room to move bed back for tool changes and to move bed forward for access to the work.
Loading work on the bed: This frame gives plenty of room to move bed back for tool changes and to move bed forward for access to the work.
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### Conclusions
### Conclusions
This configuration almost works, with dF/dz = 30 N/mm at spindle, and unknown but measurable stiffness in the rest of the mechanism.
This configuration almost works for both PCBs and wax, with dF/dz = 30 N/mm at spindle, and unknown but measurable stiffness in the rest of the mechanism.
#### Successes
#### Successes
- Separating the axes makes it easier to evaluate and improve stiffness of either.
- Separating the axes makes it easier to evaluate and improve stiffness of either.
- Nice geometry for access to work.
- Nice geometry for access to work.
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- Good to have strings underneath frame.
- Almost works. Results from Cam machine indicate that we are close.
- Motors are all fixed to frame, and connections don't have to flex.
- Almost works. The nice results from the limited-z machine (with 2 mm cam action) on PCBs indicates that we are getting close to sufficiently good resolution and stiffness for PCBs, and the wax results are encouraging.
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#### To be done.
#### To be done.
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- Stiffen up z-axis
- Stiffen up z-axis
- Better string, two strings, belt, leadscrew.
- Better string, two strings, belt, leadscrew.
- Evaluate bearing design and improve if it makes sense to do so.
- Evaluate bearing design and improve if it makes sense to do so.
- Measure plate compliance (better word than stiffness?) and increase roller separation if it makes sense.
- Measure plate compliance (better word than stiffness?) and increase roller separation to stabilize if it makes sense.