Weld Steel Green Machine

[CarveOne]

Dam mountig plates are short bye 5/8" do to incorrect measurement!
Lucky I made these to bolt on now have to go get 2 more chunks metal the right size redrill and tap so I can get gantry attached!

It happens to all of us. I could write a very depressing novel about some of my less than humorous escapades.

CarveOne

[R L Harris]

Daughter Called Said Grand Daughter Spent Evening In Emergency Room
Last Night Cost $500 Deductable on Insurance- Can We Borrow Some Money!

Sure ( Grumble ,Grumble) - Well be few more weeks ext. on build to
get rest of components know lol.

Bought Metal today remake the mounting plates for gantry!

[R L Harris]

Hi CarverOne got replacement plates need go machine them do that tomorrow!
Trying to relax tonight lol!

[R L Harris]

Ok in proccess of Make new plates blanks have been squared up on
mye mill just need to cut all holes in them and tap!

[R L Harris]

Need steel persuader like 5 or 10 pound sledge.
Lol dang corner on one end of side plate tweaks outward about 1/8" one or two good waps proably fix it lol but i don,t have one!
Neighbor does but he is out at the moment!

[CarveOne]

Need steel persuader like 5 or 10 pound sledge.
Lol dang corner on one end of side plate tweaks outward about 1/8" one or two good waps proably fix it lol but i don,t have one!
Neighbor does but he is out at the moment!

Sounds like my kind of precision alignment program. Wish I could lend a you hand with it.

CarveOne

[R L Harris]

Ok got gantry on it rolls slicker snot!

[CarveOne]

Ok got gantry on it rolls slicker snot!

In it's early days, WD-40 ran advertising in hunting magazines claiming "WD-40, Slicker than snot on a doorknob!" The first time I saw the ad I nearly split my sides laughing at that crude remark. It sure endured the brand in MY mind.

Sounds like the maul tweaks were successful. That's the thing I like about steel frame construction. Very workable material. When I only had a power drill and a hacksaw everything seemed like too much work and I hated it. With power hacksaw, MIG, Plasma torch, and milling machine on hand it has become much more friendly for me to work with for home projects.

CarveOne

[CarveOne]

Oh yeah, before you go any farther, I recommend masking off 3/8" to 1/2" of the rail edges both sides and painting it, or waxing the whole rail on all four sides with Boeshield or carnuba wax if you don't want to paint it, to prevent rust formation. It will save you a lot of maintenance later.

CarveOne

[R L Harris]

Oh yeah, before you go any farther, I recommend masking off 3/8" to 1/2" of the rail edges both sides and painting it, or waxing the whole rail on all four sides with Boeshield or carnuba wax if you don't want to paint it, to prevent rust formation. It will save you a lot of maintenance later.

CarveOne

Ok disassembled gantry removed rails to paint them!

[CarveOne]

Ok disassembled gantry removed rails to paint them!

Once you have everything aligned precisely and carriages adjusted you will be happy you did this now instead of needing to do it later. You can easily reapply the carnuba wax on the unpainted parts where the bearings roll once a year or as needed. I do it to all of my unpainted cast iron and aluminum tools like the table saw table, bandsaw table, jointer table, milling machine table, spindle sander table, etc. It keeps them slick and rust free.

CarveOne

[R L Harris]

I finished machining and tapping the y axes plate, z rail spacer and z rail!
Spayed finish on z rail so it is drying hope assemable those tomorrow
after work and post pictures!