Post by jennamike on Jan 5, 2019 18:11:38 GMT
Thought I would share a few things I did during my build.
1. For a flat surface, I picked up a scrap piece of quartz slightly larger than the ck, and glued this to mdf that fit the top of a Harbor freight tool chest
2. I used a 5mm tap and tapped the extrusions for long screws. Sorry the #10 screws just did not seem right
3. The instructions recommend the top holes for most router mounts. Initially I am using the dw611, but will switch to a vfd. The upper screws after assembly interfere with the z screw pad mount screws. I will have to disassemble and use Allen heads
4. The lead screw coupler was grinding on the aluminum servo mounts both x and y. I had to clear ear the Allen screw and the hole
5. I used a caliper and a precision gauge block to adjust all parallel connections to within .002 (extrusions, etc.)
6. Z axis plates needed a bit of file work to remove water jet high spots so that I could get good parallel assembly on my flat workspace
7. I used extra washers during the table assembly so that the screws would not sink into the starboard. I also used extra large washers for where extrusions mount to the starboard
8. I did not tighten up everything to final torque until I had aligned all of the parts to dead on parallel. The checked and nudged things as I tightened up each corner, maintaining z height.
I am not sure if the alignment will matter much in the long run, but it seemed like the right thing to do during assembly.
1. For a flat surface, I picked up a scrap piece of quartz slightly larger than the ck, and glued this to mdf that fit the top of a Harbor freight tool chest
2. I used a 5mm tap and tapped the extrusions for long screws. Sorry the #10 screws just did not seem right
3. The instructions recommend the top holes for most router mounts. Initially I am using the dw611, but will switch to a vfd. The upper screws after assembly interfere with the z screw pad mount screws. I will have to disassemble and use Allen heads
4. The lead screw coupler was grinding on the aluminum servo mounts both x and y. I had to clear ear the Allen screw and the hole
5. I used a caliper and a precision gauge block to adjust all parallel connections to within .002 (extrusions, etc.)
6. Z axis plates needed a bit of file work to remove water jet high spots so that I could get good parallel assembly on my flat workspace
7. I used extra washers during the table assembly so that the screws would not sink into the starboard. I also used extra large washers for where extrusions mount to the starboard
8. I did not tighten up everything to final torque until I had aligned all of the parts to dead on parallel. The checked and nudged things as I tightened up each corner, maintaining z height.
I am not sure if the alignment will matter much in the long run, but it seemed like the right thing to do during assembly.