Small rigid router - Design advise needed

[mitchejc]

After Jazz's stern but true words about over design I do feel a little bit guilty to continue posting pictures but heck, if its not right please comment, so we can all learn.

Completed the alu base plates that joins the gantry to the x rails. I've made the plates adjustable in both y and z direction so I don't have issues putting it all together later. Had the spacing of the ball nut mount wrong on my cad drawing so I had to make little adapter plates and pockets.








Ran a belt sander with 80 grit belt over the alu which did give it a rather rather nice brushed kind of finish.






Done and all holes drilled and tapped. Thought these we going take a few hours but ended up more than a days work


Like most of my parts the actual size of these surprised me when seeing them in the flesh and I probably could have gotten away with much thinner material?