Epoxy granite vertical mill build log

**Chaz** · 25-10-2018

Originally Posted by Nick

It looks bigger out the mold

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Lovely. Keep at it ....

**Nick** · 23-11-2018

Small update

I've made a temporary stand and put the column on the base

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I don't have a square big enough to see how perpendicular it is. Has anyone bought a granite square ? the only one I can find is this one
https://www.zoro.co.uk/shop/measurin...MaAg9CEALw_wcB

I have been making slow progress with the table, I have reduced the table width to 240 mm and I've got two ground 25x50x1000 mm bars to use as the rail mounts.

The table "offcut" from reducing the table size width has been cut into four and scraped flat and parallel to act as spacers. I was starting to scrape the table flat but the carbide came off my scraper...

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I am slightly concerned that there isn't enough support under the steel bars and they will deflect. You can see this in the renders below, with the overhanging steel bars and the small amount supporting epoxy granite. I'm thinking about adding some threaded rod or increasing the thickness of the epoxy, i'm not sure if this is necessary though, thoughts on this?