Full Size Router for LR3 for slab surfacing

[Fabien]

I did not experiment with this, but maybe it’s yet another time where I show off one of my crazy ideas

Lowrider with fixed Z?

I was considering upgrading my LR2 to LR3, and I had an idea the other day… it’s a bit crazy and I don’t know if it’s worth it… One of the Lowrider’s specificity is that it’s… low… and the lower the strut is, the stiffer the frame is What if… we made the whole Z assembly rigid? Fixed at a certain height… How do you plunge and cut then, you ask? I have this Triton router I use for “classical” woodworking, and it has a mode where the router keeps the plunge depth you set it at, and won’t go ba…

Adding a second LR3 on the same Y track with a simpler/stiffer construction like this could be the ticket…
You could even go with a cheaper controller board, as there would be only 3 motors to drive…

First you use the “surfacing LR3” with the full-size router on it to flatten the slab both sides, then, with the slab already in place you can machine it with the “normal” LR3