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Forum: 10. Base Table Wed 27 May 2009, 23:57
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Posted By Gerald D
Jeff, thanks for fielding that question - nice to...

Jeff, thanks for fielding that question - nice to have someone else around to explain "strength of materials" :)



Back this morning and glanced through my tables. A channel typically loses...
Forum: 10. Base Table Tue 26 May 2009, 12:19
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Posted By Gerald D
I am out of town and away from my data tables,...

I am out of town and away from my data tables, but my gut feel is that you are reducing the strength by more than 50%
Forum: 10. Base Table Sun 24 August 2008, 06:47
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Posted By Gerald D
The stop-blocks are positioned to stop the gantry...

The stop-blocks are positioned to stop the gantry from running off the ends of the rails. Do not try and figure out the cross-support locations from the stop block locations.

Because the router...
Forum: 10. Base Table Sat 14 June 2008, 03:09
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Posted By Gerald D
I must add that the two gantries are different...

I must add that the two gantries are different lengths:
Table width (Y) = 1830mm = 2mm thick gantry
Table width (Y) = 1220mm = 3mm thick gantry
Forum: 10. Base Table Fri 13 June 2008, 21:05
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Posted By Gerald D
Goeie Môre Bart About the router table. ...

Goeie Môre Bart

About the router table.

For the main beam, I will order a c-channel 180 x 70 , but the weight is 22.4 kg/m instead 21kg/m.
Is that a problem? I do not think so. Absolutely no...
Forum: 10. Base Table Mon 31 March 2008, 22:57
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Posted By Gerald D
See post #14 in this thread

See post #14 in this thread
Forum: 10. Base Table Sat 29 March 2008, 16:00
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Posted By Gerald D
The price will be much higher if laser cut and...

The price will be much higher if laser cut and bent. Add the transport price from the laser cutter to your town. (Channels can normally be found in your town). The channels will normally be...
Forum: 10. Base Table Fri 01 February 2008, 11:28
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Posted By Gerald D
Plywood might be a slightly better choice, but we...

Plywood might be a slightly better choice, but we havn't tried it because here it isn't available in big sizes. The reason I say this is because we did have some problems with the bolt heads tearing...
Forum: 10. Base Table Thu 31 January 2008, 23:29
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Posted By Gerald D
I don't have tables to hand for the inch sizes,...

I don't have tables to hand for the inch sizes, but I can safely say that tube will be much stiffer than the channel. I don't think that you will get a channel as thick/heavy to compare with the 1/4"...
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