Originally Posted by Pretorien  How about this one:
http://www.tj-cnc.com/
At a recent hobby show (Cabin Fever Exposition) I saw an X1 conversion by someone in (Virginia?, West Virginia?) - unfortunately, I didn't make a note of the name or address. It was neatly done with the Y-axis extended through a hole bored in the column and driven from the rear. They claimed good performance with the stock screws,
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That is the belt-kit I had in mind - is it still available, I thought it wasn't? I am trying to cut some pulleys on my X-1 for my X-2 head - I suppose I might as well have a go at a DIY X-1 belt-drive conversion.
At the moment my gears exploded, I was busy building an extended column mount, to give me an extra inch or so of Y and 2 or 3 extra inches in Z - which should give me a spindle-table distance of >12" and a full 6" of Y-travel. I don't know how it will affect rigidity, but I'll let you all know!
Cheers.