While planning that out I realized that if I left that extra extrusion overhang I could remove that 1st mirror which would make the beam pass through and I'd mount a laser head at the end of the extrusion. Then I could mount a 4th axis rotary chuck allowing me to cut cylindrical pieces along the Y axis. I've got the rotary chuck but haven't yet started the design add on yet.
The tube on the gantry is a cool idea... increase cutting envelope regardless of tube power...
While planning that out I realized that if I left that extra extrusion overhang I could remove that 1st mirror which would make the beam pass through and I'd mount a laser head at the end of the extrusion. Then I could mount a 4th axis rotary chuck allowing me to cut cylindrical pieces along the Y axis. I've got the rotary chuck but haven't yet started the design add on yet.