Originally Posted by joe2000che  Very nice job with hand tools.
the gantry walls ar you going to have the outer side wall pieces cut and glued together, it is two thick on each side, then just reinforce the walls after machine built.
Joe |
Cheers.
Yeah i didn't notice they were missing in the photo, you can actually see the outer pieces sitting to the right of the machine. Since I had no way to cut a decent round pocket, they are not pocketed and the pipes are 1/2" shorter across the gantry instead. I have since glued then together and it is all pretty solid.
The hardest part about hand cutting has been the bearing adjustment plates, it is really hard to cut them exactly right without any slop. They will be the first thing to re-cut once I have the machine running.