Looking to learn from others as I design my table. I ordered the Foreman so the footprint of the machine is 64"x62.6". Requirements: Must contain the entire dimensions of the machine within the table footprint. Must be on a mobile base. Must have a removable section for vertical carve capabilities. Must have storage for bits and machine extras. I was thinking about building 68"x68"x34" square table with 6 lockable casters. The removable section would probably be 12" deep by 40" wide? Drawers of various sizes would line the back and sides. I don’t know how to plan for the controller mounting solution yet and I believe there’s a separate power box and future VFD to think of. Is there anything else I should have in mind? I have dust collection and power in the floor next to where it will sit.

Hey Ryan, [image] ryans1: I need to come up with some sort of plan for the control screen, since I think it just hangs there, and there aren’t any extension cables yet to put it in a more permanent position further away. I always ask myself, why does Onefinity sell only machines with the controller on the left? All industrial machines I have seen have it on the right.

Yep, i know… but… this is on all the elite sizes. [Screenshot_20230325_074331_Chrome]

Guess I will scrap the flip cart plans, and build a permanent space.

Hey Ryan, you need something like the leveling feet anyway (fortunately they’re included with the QCW frame now) since otherwise you would not be able to get the machine coplanar. As this machine is of gantry-type, which means it has two Y axes with a considerable distance one from the other, you need to adjust it for coplanarity (=absence of twisting, for explanation please see here and here). A twisted machine can only produce twisted workpieces, starting with a twisted wasteboard :frowning:

I for sure understand the importance of flatness. I’ll probably end up building a torsion box on a stand with leveling feet.

Okay, it’s been a minute since I updated my progress. I the pictures below you’ll see that I made my table 70x70. I have 2 large storage cabinets, french cleats for flex storage and a vertical clamping space at the back of the table. I have a little trim to add to protect the mdf, but should all be ready when my Foreman arrives on Tuesday. [20230218_202406] [20230218_202447] [20230225_162034] [20230326_163604] [20230326_163504] [20230326_163421]

Hey Wes, I like the joints you made, and the table looks good. I hope you don’t rely on your floor alone when it comes to adjusting the coplanarity of the machine. Do you plan to use the QCW frame with the leveling feet with this table?

Funny you should ask, on my assembly/finishing table i put leveling feet in the torsion box top, but Ive checked level across the top of this table and everything checks out as level. I was curious if i would need to use leveling feet.

Hey Wes, since you have casters it is imaginable you move the table around, and usually the floor is not always the same everwhere. Also I don’t know how you check for twist of the machine, but checking with a one-bubble level is not accurate enough. Usually to detect twist (which is to eliminate before use of the machine), the fishing line method (over the rails of the machine) is much more accurate.

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Hey Ryan,

did you already see this space saving table?

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