Scissor lift for SO3?

CNC Machines Shapeoko
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I’ve read some comments about folks opening up the bottom of their Shapeokos to give increased vertical clearance. Apparently people haven’t been doing this as much with the SO3 (maybe because it’s harder to move?). In any case, I’ve been thinking about how one might do that (raise and lower work pieces, not the whole machine) and came across this:

http://www.labjacks.com/The_Xtreme-Z-12.html

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No idea on the price but probably $$. Aside from that, any thoughts?

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Just one: There is no lateral rigidity in a scissor life.

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If used only to lift / hold while clamping, ought to work. To clamp something like?

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Ah–ok. Didn’t know that.

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I dunno–maybe to fit a fourth axis under…