Checking out a machine. Any tips?

[Richard]

Some pics of the beasty.

Hiwin rails and slides all round. 16mm ball screws.

Z axis has moving rails, which is good.

It's made partly from extrusions and partly from plate.

Gantry uprights are quite tall and might be a bit floppy but they are 20mm thick.

Everything feels nice and tight where it needs to be.

Bed is not shown, it's a slab of 15mm cast iron with an ali plate bolted onto that, which has been drilled and tapped in a grid.

Spindle feels smooth and vibration free.

Appears to be set up for spray mist. There's a line running to a valve mounted (or rather strapped on) on the front of the spindle which would take a liquid feed I assume. There's only an air line there at the moment.