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Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] DIY Drilling station

2005-05-31 by Alan King

Alan King wrote:


>
> Ah, there is the drawback, your lower rails have to be twice as long as what
> you want to cut with a sliding table. The distance it can travel is minus the
> length of the table. Mine can do 1' x 1' while only being 18" square (for the
> cutting area part, I have a bigger table with the motor mounted out of the way,
> it could be closer). It'd take 30" or so to cut the same with a split table.
> My machine is pretty small and portable too, thought about hanging it on the
> wall. That was it, if you start making a larger table then 2x
>


Actually I say this, but if you support the table from only a few inches in
the middle, it could travel basically as far. But then it loses the stability
of having the table supported near the corners.

Alan

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