Rotary unit connection

[Dave Vigness]

Weird question, can a rotary unit be connected to the X axis instead of the Y? I've only seen them hooked to the Y.

I'm looking at a couple of nice units, but they are just tall enough to concern me. I have a nice frame under my honeycomb bed with intermediate support.

But... the support rails run front to back, not side to side. I can make a completely new bed support frame, or I can make a simple under frame support for the rotary to drop down into my current frame and hook to the X instead of the Y... can't I?

The only other thing I can think of is to bring the rotary up through the bed frame and support it while 'straddling' the current frame from from underneath. My luck the piece I would want to engrave would be just the wrong length for that...

[Gene Uselman]

If you think about the lens tube swishing back and forth compared to the mass of the gantry moving forth and back you will have the answer. Can be done... should not be done.

[Dave Vigness]

Good point. I figured there was a reason I've only seen it done on the Y, but I couldn't see the reason.