Our very long term project (~9 months since our kit arrived) has been to build our Maslow. It was a slow process, as we were only able to work on it a few hours at a time, but it finally came together.
My original plan was to put the motors just above the unistrut, but as I heard more folks having problems with the non-orthogonal zones (top center, lower left, lower right), I decided to move the motors up and out a little. Of course, this puts the motors on a cantilever, meaning they have the potential to flex the frame, which would be a source of inaccuracy. I may put a 2x4 between the motor mount points to stabilize this, if it turns out to be a problem.
Our sled is just a temporary, although it is performing pretty well. We used a sandwich design, using aluminum standoffs to get the 45-degree linkage to the right Z-height, and a top plate to stabilize the standoffs.
Mounting the z-axis to the top plate means the motor mount doesn’t have to reach very far.
The pile of sawdust is a testament to the fact that the dust collection system can’t keep up with the cooling air pumped through the router. The pressure inside the cutting chamber is higher than atmospheric, so dust is blowing out.
The suction issue is so bad that our homemade dust separator is starved for air!
In the back is storage for sheet goods, and the weights. Eventually we will either go away from the weights, or put them in a tunnel so they don’t catch on anything.
Our first project is the Maslow Stool from the Community Garden. We’re not done cutting yet, but so far it is cutting well!