{"id":893,"date":"2015-02-18T21:58:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T21:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.amberspyglass.co.uk\/?p=893"},"modified":"2015-03-30T11:17:43","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T10:17:43","slug":"megarail-80-and-megarail-z-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/megarail-80-and-megarail-z-price\/","title":{"rendered":"MegaRail 80 and MegaRail Z Price"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just got the quote for extruded MegaRail.<\/p>\n<p>Based on that, it seems the retail price of MegaRail 80 will be \u00a340 for a 1 m length, and MegaRail Z will be \u00a34.50 for a 250 mm length, or \u00a312 for 1 m.<\/p>\n<p>To compare, this is how much the rail for a 1 m\u00a0\u00d7 1 m gantry-style CNC router table or milling machine would be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 \u00d7 1 m MakerSlide (for a dual-rail gantry) + 1 \u00d7 250 mm MakerSlide: <strong>\u00a352<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>3\u00a0\u00d7 1 m MegaRail 80 + 2\u00a0\u00d7 250 mm MegaRail Z: <strong>\u00a3129<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I would say that&#8217;s not a bad price for the huge increase in rigidity.<\/p>\n<p>MegaRail Z will be available in 250 mm (to be determined: could be 275 mm), 600 mm, and 1000 mm.<\/p>\n<p>MegaRail 80 will be available in 600 mm, 1000 mm, 1500 mm, and 2000 mm lengths. I&#8217;ll try to get 2700 mm lengths too, but those would ship only within the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming reasonable carriage widths:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A machine with a 1500 mm gantry can cut the entire width of a full sheet of plywood, MDF, or chipboard (2440 mm \u00d7 1220 mm). With indexing, it can cut a whole sheet in several operations:\n<ul>\n<li>a 1500 mm \u00d7 1500 mm machine can cut half a sheet without resorting to indexing, or an entire sheet in two operations;<\/li>\n<li>a 1500 mm \u00d7 1000 mm machine can cut a third of a sheet in one go, and it can still fit a whole sheet through and cut it in three operations, with indexing;<\/li>\n<li>a 1500 mm \u00d7 2700 mm machine, if it ever became available, could cut a full sheet in one go.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A 1000 mm \u00d7 1500 mm machine can cut a third of a sheet of plywood, or an area the size of an A0 sheet of paper\u00a0(but a slightly longer and narrower shape than A0).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-893\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button no-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/megarail-80-and-megarail-z-price\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-893\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button no-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/megarail-80-and-megarail-z-price\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button no-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/megarail-80-and-megarail-z-price\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button no-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/megarail-80-and-megarail-z-price\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-893\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button no-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/megarail-80-and-megarail-z-price\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-893\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button no-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/megarail-80-and-megarail-z-price\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button no-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/megarail-80-and-megarail-z-price\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button no-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/megarail-80-and-megarail-z-price\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button no-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/megarail-80-and-megarail-z-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just got the quote for extruded MegaRail. 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