My Jgro

[tajord]

hey red label, how's the build going these days?

[Glidergider]

Red,
Did you finish drilling and tapping those holes? Probably.

If I were building another one, I'd skip most of the drill and tap notes and just use wood screws. It will go together just as strong, maybe stronger. Drill clearance holes in the outside part and pilot holes for the mating part. It goes together quicker.

But I did enjoy, on some level, making all those tapped holes.

On the adjustment blocks, don't tap the mounting holes. Use wood screws there.

These are just my methods.
Dave

Originally Posted by RedLabel I mean drilling the threaded holes.

[RedLabel]

it has been several months now and I gave up jgro after building the z-axis. I decided to go for the cheap linear bearings which simplified everything greatly.

btw I tapped a lot of holes, they were working as you've said but takes a lot of time and not worth the effort since I used Bison's PU based glue which was fast and very strong.

And here is the link to my machine, any advice will be great.

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40151