Has anyone moved their CNC without taking it completely apart? If so, how did you do it. I’m moving mine and I’ve been struck with the lazy disease.
How far are you moving yours, 5 feet or 5 miles? I moved my 4x4 across the room onto another table while i worked on it’s table by just simply unscrewing the plywood and sliding/lifting it. The hybrid table flexes under very little pressure so I wouldn’t advise moving it often and have a plan to move it nicely and preferably supported. If you don’t have removable plywood I would suggest cutting down a sheet 3/4" or thicker and just sliding it underneath prior to lifting or if you’re a 1 man show sliding it onto something with wheels that will not tip.
I have a pallet made to fit the CNC to a plywood moving cart once I get to destination. Any down side?
After the move check squareness. As @No_Soup_For_You noted the base can flex. After moving it would be a good idea to tighten everything (nuts and bolts) because under normal conditions things can come loose. So after moving it would a good idea to perform routine maintenance and checking everything is part of routine maintenance.
With minimal movement my bed was still perfectly level, machine squareness is the same, The biggest thing is getting the plywood under it and carrying that with as little handling of the machine as possible and you should maintain square and everything quite well. Handling the machine itself seems to be where things like this would go south. As soon as you go to re-set up I agree you should give the machine a full routine maintenance and fasteners couplers etc a once over to save yourself any expensive headaches. I would also do z axis maintenance as well just because its good to do it all at once and maybe loctite 565 your oiler screws on the bottom of the blocks on said axis to prevent any from backing out due to vactra’s natural ability to be extremely thin and find its way through places which will allow vibration to slide out the screws over time. (Be careful and use a tiny amount give it a wipe with a small brush and make sure the leading thread or two are clear.[565 is teflon and shouldn’t be able to damage the hg15’s but never hurts to be cautious and apply lightly)
Could also re-surface your wasteboard by .5mm or so and give it a marking to be sure no low spots (crosshatch with a marker or something and repeat till gone)
Thanks!!! That’s good news and great advice. Will do Sir!!!
I’m getting great advice and no horror stories so I’m relieved:)
You bought into a pretty robust machine for what it is. Thankfully that does often translate to good things. Nice to see many new people with one.
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