[GibbonsRock]

Hi Gang!

I found my camera! Actually, as the machine came together, I came to realize just how bad my "bass ackwards" approach to the CNC shed had become. Even though the machine is nearly finished, I was forced to reconfigure everything about the shed. During that process, I found my camera. More importantly, I found the memory stick full of pictures inside.

Here's a shot of the Z axis assembly fitted onto the Y gantry. It fit nice and snug. 10 nuts and bolts later, the sides were on.

On the last photo, note that small orange drillgun. That's a Ridgid Micros from home depot, the smallest most powerful drillgun I know of. It's 12v lithium ion batteries recharge in just 15 minutes, and they last longer than my full sized DeWalt 12v. One battery pack lasted this whole build, and that includes disassembling everything at least once. It's also the only model I know of that has a chuck instead of a screwdriver hex receptacle. Best $120 bucks I ever spent on a tool.

Anyhoo, it's time to finish the gantry. More to come....