More delays. The 9" angle grinder arrived with a broken plug and has to go back.

However I fitted the gusset plates so my Z axis now stands erect.

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Thanks to the wonders of CNC the holes laser cut in the 12mm plates line up perfectly with the holes I drilled and threaded in the RSJ.

Next comes the bit I have been putting off. Boring the spindle bearing housing using my little ML10. It's 19cm long. I can't chuck it so it looks like a face plate job.