Allright, I got the leadscrew for my X axis pretty much done, so all is left is the Y axis and a couple of bearing blocks. I'm hoping to have it done by monday. I am such a burn out. I spent all day (well all afternoon) trying to figure out why my lathe wouldnt cut this screw, and then today I went down and was turning it on when I realized that I had been trying to turn the screw in reverse the whole time. Four hours of scratching my head over that one. Once I turned it on the right way it cut through it like butter. And Scott, I get my plate at Industrial Metal Supply in Santa Anna, CA for 2.00 a lb. Its scrap, but theres nothing wrong with it. The guy at the counter was telling me that K2 gets there aluminum there also.
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Halfnutz
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