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Thanks Ollie, yeah, basically working. Long way to go still though!

It lives !! Good job, it seems like a successful build.

Myrtle is the wife’s cat.

My first GCODE. You may laugh but it’s been a long journey to get this far. I spent the day today mostly m ironing out issues with...

That’s a really interesting point Phill, thanks. Yes, there are two packers, both of which could be designed out. Once I’ve got a bit...

Well, it’s kind of done. All wired up and linked up today. Lots of glitches ironed out, but now all 3 axes, and spindle, the hand...

Amazon is the go to place for reliable fast delivery, I agree. I’ve spent a fortune on their courier service on this project. There’s a...

I believe in doing as little as possible. If possible tighten a loose handle. but if tight leave it alone. Brush off loose rust...

Some saw bolts aren't separable. They were sometimes just a press together even though they had screwdriver slots. Cheers, Andy

Couple of steps forward today…. First, my shim stock came, so I made a shim for the carriage…. If it wasn’t for eBay, I’m not sure I...

Back to the router itself, a few days ago I found an issue with it in that the carriage on the main ball screw was not correctly seated...

I don’t know really, too early to tell. The control boxes that are factory made have the stepper drivers packed tight inside them so...

Little video showing all 3 motors now running. The wiring has all been pretty straightforward. I decided to use aviation plugs, which...

Yes, I am definitely building a CNC controller

It lives!