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The LongMill is designed to be mounted to a flat surface which is provided by the user. This could be as simple as a
single sheet of material, or as intricate as a multi-piece torsion table with t-tracks and threaded inserts. One thing
is to ensure that you’ve got a flat sheet (or multiple flat sheets) of material within the cutting area of the machine.
This “wasteboard” area is where the material you will cut will sit on and serves to be cut into and replaced when
needed.
We do not ship LongMills with a wasteboard because:
1. It saves the cost for shipping. For example, a 4ftx4ft piece of 3/4” MDF shipped often costs over a hundred
dollars in shipping and is very easy to damage during transit. You can usually find a full 4ftx8ft sheet of 3/4”
MDF for under $60 at your local lumber or hardware store.
2. Users can choose the size and material of the wasteboard to match their needs.
Suitable wasteboard materials
The easiest setup that we recommend is a flat, clean piece of 3/4” MDF to act as your mounting surface and your
wasteboard. This is because 3/4” MDF is quite stiff and is readily accessible in 4’x4’ and 2’x2’ sizes from most big-
box hardware stores or a lumber store. Any similar piece of thick, flat material would also suffice; you can choose
at your own discretion. If you’re looking for more of a flashy setup, you can check out some of our community
members’ table/wasteboard builds here for inspiration:
Содержание LongMill V1
Страница 1: ...1 LongMill V1 Assembly Manual V1 ...
Страница 4: ...4 Part 1 XZ Axis Gantry ...
Страница 22: ...22 The completed assembly should look like this ...
Страница 29: ...29 Part 2 Y Axis Gantries ...
Страница 34: ...34 Tighten until snug Don t overtighten Both sides should be mirrored ...
Страница 39: ...39 Once everything is finished getting put together it should look like this On to the next section ...
Страница 40: ...40 Part 3 X Axis Rail ...
Страница 43: ...43 Your completed rail should now look something like this ...
Страница 57: ...57 Part 4 Y Axis Rails ...
Страница 68: ...68 Part 5 Drag Chains and Wiring ...
Страница 81: ...81 Now plug in the cables for the motors on the two Y axis NEMA 23 stepper motors ...
Страница 83: ...83 Part 6 Electronics ...
Страница 93: ...93 Part 7 Table Mounting ...
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