Heck yeah!
Congratulations on getting up and running. What a great feeling.
Getting strut plates made is by far the largest hurdle. so much easier from here on out.
Congratulations!
Some nice progress there Lurch…
I’ve decided to scrape my folding table as a full sheet build table would be hitting the ceiling when folded vertically… My plan now is to hoist it up on cables with a boat winch so it sits horizontally. I plan to weld the table frame from 1.5” square tube.
Toyed with that idea too for the same reason! In the end I figured that the need for a full sheet would only be occasional, but need need for portability and storage would be constant - so designing the mobile base at the moment……… FreeCAD is taking some time to get to grips with!
Keen to see what you come up with
So have installed Struts and dialled the machine in again - still can’t quite believe the accuracy you can get across the range of the table from some printed parts and items from the local hardware store! I love this machine!!
Now starting to get to grips with the controls side of things - if you’re like me and have no idea what yaml file is (or where to find it!) - then this video may help (https://youtu.be/RSuW-UMqJsY?si=cj0c0-UicWFyPnh1).
I can see a Fluidtouch coming in the near future - lugging an old laptop round is wearing thin and if I zoom out far enough on the WebUI so that I can see the GCode terminal (and prompts to attach probe/change tool) without scrolling, then it’s too small to read….
EstlCAM is also fairly intuitive, but have a query in terms of reviewing the operations - Having entered the operations I see you can edit machining order and also watch a simulation. Is there someway of viewing a table showing order of operations with the respective parameters shown and the ability to edit within the table - eg review and adjust depths of pockets? It may be there already?
In the meantime I’ll continue to have fun playing with it all! Pretty basic stuff, but very satisfying to watch an accurate grid being engraved into the spoilboard…..
Yes and no. When you export the program it should show you the preview of the toolpaths as well as a list on the top left which tool it uses when and in which order, but that‘s about it. 
great idea with the dartboard, going to pinch that one
Thanks for sharing your result.
I really liked the idea.
Could you share any drawings that might make it easier for me to adapt your idea to the actual dimensions of my table?
Thanks, and congratulations on the work you’ve done.
That is crazy nice!! I’ve been sitting here thinking how I can make more space in my garage so I can make a full size LR4 and this does both at once.. if you could share your cad files that would be amazing 
LR4Table.zip (537.9 KB)
Done in Freecad - It’s pretty rough - at some point I’ll figure out how to make it parametric and animate the folding - but feel free to adapt to your hearts content!
You may want to have a close look at the length of the folding legs and ensure that it suits your castors - you’ll see in the file that there is a longer leg option that was necessary after I ended up getting bigger castors
Thanks for sharing
Ok this may be my solution! How did you fasten the carriage for folding?
Again - pretty agricultural, but cut some chocks to go under the gantry - they’re high enough to allow me to keep a bit in the router and then some elasticated straps that go over the gantry and then thread under the rail supports on either side - just need to park the gantry past the main pivot point so that gravity works for you when you fold the table up.
Thank you
Very cool space-saver. A suggestion: I see two rectangles holding the table up, which could flex. Maybe add some diagonal cross-braces? I sometimes have cuts ruined if the vibration caused by cutting gets in resonance with some flex in the system. Stiffer is better!
Thank you for sharing your project.
That’s mega - I’d seen a similar set of plans I was hoping to adapt, Thank you - it’s way beyond my FreeCAD abilities to understand how to modify right now, but I want (need) to build one of those.
Thanks for sharing!
Have thought about it - but the focus was just getting it done and so far no issues - not to say that it won’t be tweaked as time allows! Cheers