# X-Carve Workspace Showcase **URL:** \ **Category:** Assembly\ **Created:** [April 24, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311 "2015-04-24T15:41:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JkWestphal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/jkwestphal/32/53751_2.png) [@JkWestphal](https://community.inventables.com/u/JkWestphal)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/21 "2015-06-06T17:29:35Z")
![](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/4097b24b04523f3ed83316900758d2d868fa727853e7.jpg) I finally got my torsion top table together, minus the mdf top as yet, for my soon to be shipping X-1000! I repurposed the 2x4 concrete forms I used last weekend to pour a sidewalk from the house to the shop. the lower frame is those 2x4’s half lapped at the corners to make four square frames, two shorter than the others to allow for a 42x 42 in under assembly the top is 1x4 stock ripped and jointed to consistent width and glue and screwed together,skinned so far with 3/4" cdx ply. next is the 3/4 mdf top and the X-carve! I am designing a computer stand to fit between the X-1000 and the workbench, hopefully it will be done before the machine shows up! ---
**Author:** ![Nathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nathan](https://community.inventables.com/u/Nathan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/22 "2015-06-07T01:23:34Z")
I Getting colose…just have a little wiring to do ---
**Author:** ![JkWestphal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/jkwestphal/32/53751_2.png) [@JkWestphal](https://community.inventables.com/u/JkWestphal)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/23 "2015-06-07T02:57:31Z")
Crisp lines on the laser work ! ---
**Author:** ![Nathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nathan](https://community.inventables.com/u/Nathan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/24 "2015-06-07T03:50:57Z")
Thanks Jk…me and my buddy built our own laser engravers… ---
**Author:** ![Rusty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/rusty/32/72583_2.png) [@Rusty](https://community.inventables.com/u/Rusty)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/25 "2015-06-09T16:20:34Z")
Is a torsion top like this really necessary? Seems a bit overkill. Looks great though! ---
**Author:** ![StevenSchmelling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@StevenSchmelling](https://community.inventables.com/u/StevenSchmelling)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/26 "2015-06-09T17:28:00Z")
Take this with a grain of salt, since I don’t have one of these yet, and when I do I’m not planning on putting it on a torsion box. But, all the research I’ve done on this and other DIY CNC says that base rigidity is a key component to accuracy, and eventually speed. The bigger, faster, stronger machines use a lot of steel to get there bases as stiff as possible, and adding mass doesn’t hurt either. I think a torsion box probably accomplishes a lot of the same things, and is more practical for most of us. And if I’m seeing a lot of wobble on my base as the machine is moving in rapids, this is probably a step I would take to remedy that. And when you look at it most DIY CNC machines are not that much bigger, then the 1000x1000. Several are only 4’x4’ and still use Nema 23 motors, although with higher torque. ---
**Author:** ![JkWestphal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/jkwestphal/32/53751_2.png) [@JkWestphal](https://community.inventables.com/u/JkWestphal)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/27 "2015-06-09T18:34:32Z")
To the extent that I did it with the diagonals? Probably not. but I had the matrerials an time so I figured, WTH? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rusty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/rusty/32/72583_2.png) [@Rusty](https://community.inventables.com/u/Rusty)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/28 "2015-06-09T20:25:14Z")
Thanks for the explanation guys! I still have to build my table so I’m trying to gather as much info as possible. ---
**Author:** ![ThomasGonzales](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/thomasgonzales/32/3752_2.png) [@ThomasGonzales](https://community.inventables.com/u/ThomasGonzales)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 11:18am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/29 "2015-06-11T11:18:03Z")
Its not finished yet, the best is still to come, drawers, trimming and some bells and whistles!! But here is what I have done so far!!i ---
**Author:** ![ThomasGonzales](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/thomasgonzales/32/3752_2.png) [@ThomasGonzales](https://community.inventables.com/u/ThomasGonzales)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/30 "2015-06-11T11:26:09Z")
Huh wouldn’t upload my pic from my phone!! Have to do it on the computer I guess ---
**Author:** ![ThomasGonzales](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/thomasgonzales/32/3752_2.png) [@ThomasGonzales](https://community.inventables.com/u/ThomasGonzales)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/31 "2015-06-11T11:44:10Z")
OK here it is ---
**Author:** ![Rusty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/rusty/32/72583_2.png) [@Rusty](https://community.inventables.com/u/Rusty)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/32 "2015-06-11T15:20:55Z")
Looks good, very fancy! What kind of finish did you use on it? ---
**Author:** ![ThomasGonzales](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/thomasgonzales/32/3752_2.png) [@ThomasGonzales](https://community.inventables.com/u/ThomasGonzales)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/33 "2015-06-11T17:10:43Z")
I used Wipe-on Polyurethane ( 3 coats on top, 2 coats everywhere else) and then 1 coat of Johnsons Paste Wax! ---
**Author:** ![JeffSyrja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@JeffSyrja](https://community.inventables.com/u/JeffSyrja)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/34 "2015-06-11T18:59:38Z")
Finally got finished the bulk of my build. I have limited space in the garage for my machine so I made it mobile. I also needed an enclosure to keep dust down. I laminated 4" strip of 5/8" strip of MDF for my torsion top. Overkill but because it’s on wheels I wanted to make sure nothing moves. Table top is 44 1/4 by 48 ---
**Author:** ![JkWestphal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/jkwestphal/32/53751_2.png) [@JkWestphal](https://community.inventables.com/u/JkWestphal)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/35 "2015-06-11T19:31:07Z")
Nice cabinet unit! Is that redwood or aromatic cedar or??? And there is no such thing as overkill when it comes to mobile torsion tops, unless it’s no longer mobile. Being able to move it is good, twisting/racking is not. ---
**Author:** ![JeffSyrja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@JeffSyrja](https://community.inventables.com/u/JeffSyrja)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/36 "2015-06-11T20:17:19Z")
Thanks. It’s western red cedar. The rigidity keeps driving me nuts though. I know it’s flat and sturdy but I keep finding out that the floor isn’t as flat as it looks as certain areas cause the unit to rock. ---
**Author:** ![JkWestphal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/jkwestphal/32/53751_2.png) [@JkWestphal](https://community.inventables.com/u/JkWestphal)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/37 "2015-06-11T21:01:00Z")
If the table is lifting one wheel as you travel across the floor, most likely the able isn’t racking or twisting. The enclosure you have on top will add to the ridigity of the table as will the sheathing on the bottom. Run a string line across both diagonals and watch them as you move the table about. if they dont loosen up or get tighter in the process, life is good. Once you get it to the working location you can use building shims, available cheaply at most hardware stores and lumberyards, to support any floating wheels. ---
**Author:** ![BadWolf](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/badwolf/32/44165_2.png) [@BadWolf](https://community.inventables.com/u/BadWolf)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/38 "2015-06-12T01:04:47Z")
finally got a home for my x carve ---
**Author:** ![JkWestphal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/jkwestphal/32/53751_2.png) [@JkWestphal](https://community.inventables.com/u/JkWestphal)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/39 "2015-06-12T01:09:49Z")
I like your undershelf for the power supply, I may need to incorporate something like that once mine shows up. ---
**Author:** ![Zach\_Kaplan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/zach_kaplan/32/84268_2.png) [@Zach\_Kaplan](https://community.inventables.com/u/Zach_Kaplan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311/40 "2015-06-12T01:11:46Z")
Love the setup @badwolf it looks nice and clean. [Previous page](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-workspace-showcase/1311.md?page=3)