[Cruiser]

Wildcat, the enclosure is 18 gauge sheet, cheeper than anything else and adds some sturdy, but it resounds like a bass drum too .. i'm going with lexan, we use it on all the windows for the machines at work, easier to saw and drill, plexy is near 3 times the cost and will blow out if not cautious drilling and sawing. i'll use 1/4" or 5mm , don't wanna go less than .200 thick. As to the enclosure i need to add some support from the main frame to the legs right at the feet, she likes to dance if ya push an end mill too far. i had to know and did the push. for the most part it is sound and stable and will suit my needs well, as you can see i added the table in front bout 1/8" lower than mill table, don't get in the way and comes in handy puting on the heavy vise or whatever, and support for elbows is really handy. I've come up with a few other idea's for the mill, next will be for the coolant manifold on spindle then the clamp will come off the box, the quil feed is already off as it is useless anyway and the crank got in the way one time too many already. I'll show it off if'n i can get it programmed and cut, the stock is waitin. wish i had the coolant and lexan already ! It'll get there .....