I’m going to be moving into a smaller shop. My 60x96 PRS standard is not going to fit. I’m thinking of switching to a 48” buddy. Although I occasionally cut larger projects, the vast majority of my work does not exceed 24x48”.
I want to know if I can convert my current machine to the buddy format. It looks like the Z axis assembly is the same. And it looks like the stepper motors and control box and spindle would all work. So I would just need to buy the buddy frame and Y axis beam.
Is this crazy? It seems like it might be cheaper than selling my current ShopBot and buying a new buddy. And in theory I could sell my current table and gantry to someone who wants to expand a smaller setup.
Thanks for any feedback or questioning of my sanity.
-Greg