Quote Originally Posted by JAZZCNC View Post
I've noticed from the pics you have 2 plates on the bearings and cutaways in the gantry sides for what looks like access to the bearing bolts.?
If you use 2 plates then you don't need access to the bearing bolts and can bolt the top plate direct to the bearing plate so no need for access slots. The beauty and point of 2 plates means it makes gantry squaring easier without having to worry about bearing bolt access.
Splendid... I wasn't looking forward to "hacking" out those cutaways, but thought I had read somewhere that one should allow access to the bearing bolts... and now know that's to allow for gantry squaring.

It will be so much easier doing it the way you suggest. I had already included four bolts (M8?) holding the plate and angle together, so will maybe tweak these to be a tad closer to the bearings and add two in the middle for good measure and just drill holes in the angle to accomodate the bearing bolt heads.