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  1. 13-03-2017 #1
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    Boyan - in the first post ;)

    Quote Originally Posted by routercnc View Post

    X axis
    Twin beam gantry design using 60x100x5mm RHS steel sections. This sits on 16mm open bearings which are on 16mm simply supported rails. Cannot get finance approval for 1000mm profile rails so am re-using existing parts. I'm going to use 6 open bearings per side to get the most stiffness out of it. When the time comes there is only minimal work to adapt to profile rail.
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  2. 09-05-2017 #2
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    Lovely work as usual, well done!
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  3. 26-08-2017 #3
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    Its so beautiful that it hurts my eyes ;)
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  4. 26-08-2017 #4
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    really really nice, and I love the editing too :)
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  5. 27-08-2017 #5
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    Thanks everyone. More to come soon.
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  6. 04-09-2017 #6
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    OK, here is Episode 4, building the Y axis. It ended up being longer than I originally planned so this is part 1.

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  8. 04-09-2017 #7
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    Awesome!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by routercnc View Post
    OK, here is Episode 4, building the Y axis.

    The force is strong with this one ;)
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    http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/10880...60cm-work-area My first CNC build WIP 120cm*80cm

    If you didn't buy it from China the company you bought it from did ;)
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    As always an art form. May I ask did you make the grease nipple extenders if not do you have a link for them tnx.
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    Fantastic build and craftsmanship, really enjoying this build. It's going to be one hell of a machine!

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