Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] re:Cnc router help

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From: <ballendo@...>

> So the long Z axis is "not used" most of the time? It just 'sticks
> up' in the air (adding moment load on EVERY move). And when yopu need
> it you "prop up" the gantry cars?
>
> Ballendo

That's basically correct. It's just like putting a riser block on a
Bridgeport. The moment loads will probably cancel out, as most of the
inertial mass (spindle) is at the bottom of the Z slide anyway.

Doug