CNC Table Height

difalkner said:

First question, Bernie, is how easy will it be to access and work on the DC unit if it's under your CNC? Seems to me that would be inconvenient. Second question - what will you be cutting (primarily)? If it's small pieces or easily manageable pieces then the height is whatever is comfortable to you. But if you're going to be working with large slabs then the higher it is the harder it is to lift it onto the table.

David

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Good questions David. I'd be building the table out of steel and it will be braced and connected to the concrete floor. Three sides of the table would be open with walking room around them. The 4th side would be up against a very short wall (40" high). I'd have easy access to the bins (which roll out on the door that you open), the two small ports that occasionally need to be cleaned out for the fine filters, to the 6" dust port and I'd also have access to the entire back of the machine. I think access to the dust collector will be completely unhindered.

As to what I'll be cutting that is a good question as I'm not 100% sure. I will be cutting some sheet goods but I suspect most of the pieces I'll be cutting will be smaller pieces of wood for use in speaker builds, small furniture and cabinet doors. The bed on this CNC can accommodate 30" x 40" so the widest board I could cut would be 30" and I would have open space in front of and behind the CNC if I wanted to do longer pieces. I do often have live edge slabs that are wider than my planer so I would occasionally use the CNC to flatten them.

If I end up placing the dust collector along side the CNC and go with the ShopSabre stand then the CNC table and the table I'd build over my dust collector could be set to be the exact same height of every other surface in my shop. I think that would be advantageous for moving heavier pieces around but I'd be loosing more usable floor space.