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ynoxinul ◴[] No.42181359[source]
Classic CNC routers use massive frame and rails to eliminate play. How is this thing supposed to be precise if it just hangs on four cables?
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1. davidlang ◴[] No.42200993[source]
The key feature you are missing is that it is a sled that rides on the workpiece, so the cables are just moving it in one plane, while the spindle goes up and down relative to the sled.

So it doesn't need the big, rigid gantry of a traditional machine.

but it also is limited in that you can't cut away too much of the surface of your workpiece, you need to leave enough to keep the sled from falling into the cut.

It's also a lot slower as it's not as rigid.