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Re: X-Carve as a budget CNC?

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Originally Posted by kitare102 View Post
So here's a question for someone with more experience than me. What would the challenges be to taking an x-carve or similar machine and mounting it vertically such that the axis of the router is horizontal? This would allow a team to have a CNC machine in the pit using much less space.
Should be fine assuming it is rigidly mounted to a wall or stand to help prevent twist in the table and making sure that the chips won't pile up on something important. I would NOT do this with a belt driven gantry. Mounting stuff to it might be a bit annoying however.
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