You are fortunate to live where the components of this build are commonly available. Baltic birch ply skinned with high pressure laminate and aluminum extrusions with all those fittings look like riches from the perspective of a woodworker in a little prairie town.
Aluminum extrusions are the way to go, if you are prototyping (everything stays changeable). But when you´re done, you could built it much more affordable. You can use wood for things, that don´t require metal. A lot of those fittings can be replaced by normal hex-nuts, if you dont want to change them often. In the last (6th) episode, I will try to break that down a little bit, so that you can avoid all the unecessary detours I took.
I cannot WAIT for the final video. I've been here since episode 2 and the wait has been worth it. Glad the friction issue got sorted for you, so what specifically was wrong with the older bearings?
Hey Kyle, thanks a lot. The older bearings have no wheels in them, just some gliding material. They are ideal for low weight loads, lets say a few kilograms of weight. But I am loading a sled with 8-10 kilos on them, plus the workpiece with a couple of kilograms and that started to add up. The new IGUS-Hybrid-bearings with "wheels" in them are as precise as the older ones, but handle weight much better.
love your work. Bring on Part VI
You are fortunate to live where the components of this build are commonly available. Baltic birch ply skinned with high pressure laminate and aluminum extrusions with all those fittings look like riches from the perspective of a woodworker in a little prairie town.
Aluminum extrusions are the way to go, if you are prototyping (everything stays changeable). But when you´re done, you could built it much more affordable. You can use wood for things, that don´t require metal. A lot of those fittings can be replaced by normal hex-nuts, if you dont want to change them often. In the last (6th) episode, I will try to break that down a little bit, so that you can avoid all the unecessary detours I took.
I cannot WAIT for the final video. I've been here since episode 2 and the wait has been worth it. Glad the friction issue got sorted for you, so what specifically was wrong with the older bearings?
Hey Kyle, thanks a lot. The older bearings have no wheels in them, just some gliding material. They are ideal for low weight loads, lets say a few kilograms of weight. But I am loading a sled with 8-10 kilos on them, plus the workpiece with a couple of kilograms and that started to add up. The new IGUS-Hybrid-bearings with "wheels" in them are as precise as the older ones, but handle weight much better.
This was worthless, cuz large pieces can be cut easily with a track saw, small ones with a tapering jig with bearings
I’m so glad I made this, every wood project starts with clean accurate cuts on this sliding table.
@@tims.2832 Anyway, it's a nice saw, u made great job, enjoy it,