Hi Guys
Couple of pics to prove that this thing is starting to take shape outside of CAD.
First off the obligatory messy garage shot.
Hopefully over the comming weeks this pile of stuff will start to resemble the drawings.The 8020 framework for the movable bed is standing up on the right.
Pic of the legs with the studs welded to the top.
The last pic shows how the Y rails are a composite construction of an 150 x 75 mm I beams for support with a 80 x 40 Al extrusion (8020 / Item ) and finally the THK bearing rail on top. They are held together by T nuts so they is some slack in mounting to allow for alignment. As stated earlier I intend to create a shim layer between the I beam and the 8020 by pouring a layer of slow setting epoxy and letting it set off hopefully to a level smooth and coplaner surface on each I beam.
Cheers
Mark