I ordered all the extrusions, brackets, screws & nuts for the X & Y axes today. As soon as I get the 30% discount notification from Misumi, I'll order the rest of the components for the Z-axis. It's pretty much what hoda00113 (Dillon) has already done all the hard work on. I'm in copy-mode.
Being all OCD, I had to calculate what amount my first order should be so I could get the rest of my components for no additional money.
So I got that going for me...
Since my linear rails are 64" long and I don't want to cut them, I'm making both axes out of 71" extrusion.
I figure some people have pool tables in their basements. I'll just have a laser cutter.
I've got about 12' of 2-start, 5-turn-per-inch Acme threaded rod that I'm going to make the Z-axis lift screws with.
Bart is making me a pair of tube mounts. Apparently my laser is a little bigger in diameter than most, so I had to ask for "special treatment". Thanks Bart!
I measured my laser power at 64W wide-open. As I'm pulling 398 watts out of the wall, that means the laser's efficiency is 16%. Not too shabby.
Slowly, but surely.