Here is a link to a shop made router lift. Turn it over and and it could be a Z axis. At least some of the mechanics could be part of a Z axis design. http://www.americanwoodworker.com/blogs/projects/archive/2009/04/21/the-aw-shop-made-router-lift.aspx
A good Z axis cannot have any flex or give which requires rigid constrution, solid material and tight tolerances in all directions along with easy up and down operation and a solid stop mechanism to hold a setting without slipping. All of this is extra critical on CNC machines as the forces are mutiplied. They usuallly are made of steel or aluminum and have linear bearings. All of ths is why a pre-built z axis is so expensive. BTW, I just noticed that Amazon is selling Chinese made linear bearings at good prices. Stan Shuford s...@shuford.com On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Tim Krause <artmarb...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hello All, > > As long as people are looking at possibilities of a z-axis, I always > thought > that there was some potential in the Angle Ease devices. I'm not sure what > the patent covers but for home use, there is no issue. > > http://www.woodhaven.com/Angle-Ease-Router/b/3026340011?ie=UTF8&title=Angle+Ease > > More informative is the instruction for the AngleEase and the Mini Angle > Ease. Also take a look at the EZ Lifts for some ideas. > http://www.woodhaven.com/info/Instructions > > Share your thought please. That's what a discussion group is for. > > -Tim > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
