Not as complete as it looks

Post date: Jun 21, 2016 3:07:10 AM

I got enough pieces done enough that I wanted to stick things more or less together. Here's the result:

The "full assembly" there isn't quite as close to complete as it looks. The gantry is held on by only a few screws, since they don't entirely line up. Not sure what's crooked, but something sure is. The sides are also only loosely held. The rails need a couple more holes tapped/screws put in. And so on.

Still, only some 4 pieces left to machine (well, 6 pieces, but 4 of them are half-done, so I'll call it 4). Plus fitting, of course, which probably means drilling out some holes to accommodate my crooked tapping, and hitting some crooked gantry supports with the belt sander.

The only really "new" thing to be seen (aside from things being assembled) is the channel cut on the table. That should allow the ballnut to move without grating on the bottom.