Long story short, I built a MPCNC Primo about 2 years ago. For some good and bad reason, I decided to convert it to LR4 since it was released. Unfortunately, my space doesn’t allow me to make a huge surface. The cutting area is around 42" x 24". And even worse, for it to be pleasant to use, the X-a…

[image] Christian Faucher: the X-axis needs to be for 42" Why dont you just make it the 24" side and the Y axis the longer side: edit your cam software size/orientation accordingly.

[image] Christian Faucher: The cutting area is around 42" x 24". And even worse, for it to be pleasant to use, the X-axis needs to be for 42". So, the Strut Plates would be about 48-49". Therefore, it is impossible to produce them on my setup using simple techniques. The machine will be much,…

[image] LR4 - Ghostrider B2/RC2 Your Builds There you go: [LR4 - How to cut an overlong worpiece on a CNC using dowels]

It’s a matter of space. If I set the X-axis to 24", the front of the machine will not be accessible, or at least it will be difficult to reach.

Yes, it’s the video I was mentioning (without having the URL). I think it’s a more advanced technique. In fact, I haven’t figured out how to generate the G-codes to achieve that. So, if the machine could be autonomous in cutting the Strut Plates, no matter the dimensions, that would be great. You p…

[image] Christian Faucher: This makes the machine less accessible, which I think is a shame. So I wondered why the machine isn’t capable of producing its Strut Plates, regardless of the dimensions, by design. I don’t quite understand these comments. The machine is designed for the short axi…

[image] Christian Faucher: A beginner who wants to build the machine with this constraint might not manage. A beginner should stick with the recommended configuration of X being the shorter axis. Making it the way Ryan has designed it braces are used initially and the machine can cut its o…

Okay. To be honest, I didn’t expect to question the design of the machine this much. My initial reasoning was that the machine is designed to easily handle 48" x 96". 42" is below 48", so it should work just fine. Unfortunately, due to space constraints (as I mentioned earlier), if I want the machi…

[image] Christian Faucher: Drill holes in your floor. Etc. I just want to mention here, my machine is currently 30" x 60". I did originally create the struts on a temporary setup on two sawhorses. You mentioned drilling the floor, but I can’t really imagine a situation where you’d need to d…

Well here’s the thing, and dont take this as I’m trying to be mean. Whenever anything is designed, its designed to work in is stock form. As soon as you change a parameter, it’s not the designs responsibility to work, its yours to find a way to make it work. I started with an oversized primo, …

LR 4: Too Small for Strut Plates

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Jonathjon (Jonathan Jones) November 24, 2024, 1:57pm 4