shoptask 3/1 lathe/mill assembly and mods

[Bloy2004]

Here is the place for assembly of the new Shoptask Bridgmill that arrived shortly.

[Bloy2004]

Here I am bringing the last item down to the basement.

[balsaman]

Looks sturdy, and nice clean basement.



Eric

[Bloy2004]

Yes.....have been working at it after it flooded with 16 inches of sewer backup this last spring. As for the woodworking, A good habit to get into is to always allow time to vacuum, sweep, or whatever after every job.
By the way, I got the camtronics CNC gecko power supply assembled already and the servo motors are waiting to be installed once the 3 in 1 kit is assembled.
I plan to build a router table using this machine.

[Bloy2004]

For those who like photos....who doesn't?

[Bloy2004]

another pic.

[CNCadmin]

Sweet, great area for a machine!

[motomitch1]

nice lookin machine

[Bloy2004]

Thanks all for your comments! Now I have to live up to 'em.
I'll add more pics as assembly and modifications progress.
John

[Bloy2004]

here's a pick just after unloading and removal of crate.
It's not really a kit but to get it in the basement easily, I disassembled it and brought the lighter components down.
Right now I am in the process of repainting the parts a darker color. Geee! If you paint, even with a sixpack of spray bombs, have a way to draw out the overspray or everything gets a dusting. The cardboard barriers I set up weren't adequate.....and my toes turned blue.

[Bloy2004]

Here's some repainted parts. Some have been stripped and others just rubbed with scotch pad(roughed up) and overcoated.
used Rustoleum "Hammered" which seems to be very durable.....when it finally dries.
...can't wait 'til I'll be mounting the servo motors.

[Bloy2004]

I've been tweaking things as they are put together. The yellow Arm on the right is the mill head support to remove vertical deflection. I will modify this to also minimize fore and aft movement ....maybe rebuild it entirely and turn the spider(not shown here) 90 degrees to the end. Clearances will determine feasibility.