Got home today to find FedEx had left me a nice treat:




My linear motion stuff arrived, and initial inspections it all arrived intact. HG25 rails and carriages could probably be used for seal clubbing if one were so inclined... didn't realise quite how beasty those are.

Quality of the TBI ballscrews looks to be fantastic - finish is excellent, as is the end machining and they are as straight as an arrow with absolutely no discernible slop or play on the ballnut. I intend to do some tests with the glass scales just to see what that tells me but from a visual inspection stand point they seem top-dolla!

some linear motion porn (NSFW?)













Had a bit of an order snafu with Thorlabs - got an order receipt and they reserved funds on my bank account but the order didn't get processed. I have spoken to them and re-ordered so those should be arriving shortly. Other than that I'm just waiting on an order from motedis for various extrusion related fixings and then I should have most of what I need for the bottom frame build.