[dighsx]

I really like Joe’s 2006 design. I debated trying to cut the parts myself but in the end I decided to leave that end of things to Joe’s expert hands. I ordered the parts and after some fun with DHL the parts came and I couldn’t be happier. Most of the holes are drilled already so putting things together is going to be a lot quicker than my last machine.

Here are some shots of the slides and then the Z-axis assembly. I machined two of the Y-axis slides wrong so I had to order more aluminum. But other than that the build has been going pretty smooth. Getting the U-bolts installed on the Z-axis was a bit of work, but I used a few clamps to squeeze them, and with a little help from a hammer things got done.

Next up is putting together all the torsion boxes.