The colors on those LEDs looks really good. Is that your camera or do you really get that nice of colors? The pink and teal are really standing out to me. Maybe I have always just got janky lights in the past.
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I find LEDs really hard to capture with my cell phone camera (pixel 6 pro). They look good to me IRL.
You can judge for yourself in 6 days 
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I put some BS in.
The comfortable dimensions are:
- X: 5-400
- Y: 5-330
If anyone else is thinking of making some patterns in sandify, those will work.
The wiring is all done. The endstop wiring was a little tricky, because the legs are in the way:
I might cut the endstop wires smaller and recrimp the ends, but it is working, so I am going to just run it for a while.
I might not post any more shots of it before RMRRF. I want to have some excitement there. I hope I can get some good pictures and videos there.
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Looking forward to the action shots at the big show !!
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Well done Jeff.
I would love to be there at RMRRF, but its a bit of trip to get there from downunder…
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That would be a big trip. I promise I will post some videos, pictures, and files after or during the event.
I hope to see some cool stuff there. Hopefully we will be posting some stuff in the RMRRF thread, or a new one.
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cant wait, we dont get stuff like that down here.
We have some maker spaces, but they are not super popular, I expect due to the price to be a member. we also have a couple places that are real businesses that are maker spaces, membership, huge spaces, professional equipment, classes all the bells and whistles.
But again they are not super popular, AFAIK.
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I didn’t find a cheap mirror that was the right size, or that I could easily cut. So I bought some plastic hexagon mirror tiles. I plan on putting several of these under the table so we can see what is happening under there. They are cheap, and feel/look cheap, but they will work.
Thanks for the idea, @Waspjr
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That actually sounds super cool and even more stylish…look at you, all fancy and stuff.
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I think I have 20 of them, or something. They came in a big pack. So if there is any use for them by the repeat or the LR, we can toss them there too.
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Need to lay them out in a honeycomb grid so that the bottom of the machine looks like the fancy cars at '90’s auto shows.
A little under-cabinet lighting and a smoke machine would help seal the deal.
Maybe some pneumatics so that table can ‘jump’ a little… would help reset the board for the next drawing.
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I do have a little easter egg hidden under a new skr case I sent. I didn’t think anyone would see it. 
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Awesome just let’s ppl see a bit more of that amazing machine/table
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Oh come on. You cant just leave that out there for us peiple that cant get there!
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That table was great to see in person at RMRRF.
I heard lots of “that’s cool!” type comments as I was hanging out around the V1 booth.
So much talent amongst the community members…
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It was very popular. Such a great conversation starter. I heard so many people say, “I am gonna make one of these”. And several people said, “I sent a picture to X and they said I need to build one”.
Unintended consequence, the writing was still legible in the mirrors.
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A mirror image of a mirror image…
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@geodave, I am responding to your comment here:
The pictures may be hiding some things:
- The glass and the gantry is pretty heavy. The EMT is stronger than it needs to be for this size. I thought about 3D printing some new glass holding brackets, but I worry they will sag unless I make them too big. I would be willing to try it, but special attention needs to be applied to make sure the glass is held rigidly w.r.t. the gantry.
- The bevel (or whatever you call the non-glass surface area) is pretty large. More than 4". That is partially because the machine can be made dining room table sized, and partly because of the chunky legs I made.
- The LED cavity geometry is important. The LEDs were a soft glow and the baking soda made crisp shadows. There may be other ways to achieve that effect, but building it in 3 layers is a very effective way to mae it.
Overall, I am really happy with the table design. There are a few nits that could get better (the bottom glass mounts, the internal cable channel for the B motor, the controller needs automation and/or a screen). But this should be a good starting point for a more standard, accessible design. I really like the size of the glass panels, and I hope they are identical across the world. The smaller commitment of a table top version makes it much more accessible.
Building it from baltic birch is not the cheapest way. But it would have looked sharp if it was made from painted MDF too. Once the leds are on, no one looks at the woodworking anymore.
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I really like your table!
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