Originally Posted by
wizard
Glad to see you going with Poly V belts. More people should consider these in their designs.
I just noticed this thread and must say I'm impressed with the work you are doing and the quality of the pictures posted.
A couple of things to note.
1. Body fillers are very common in cast iron machine tools. It is a good way to take care of casting irregularities and is far easier to work with than fly cutting an entire surface. This is especially the case if there are deep defects. I've seen fillers of some sort or another on just about every major casting I've come into contact with Chinese or not.
2. I really like you approach to a cabinet but doesn't the sliding door result in a big opening on the side of the enclosure? I guess you could put a flange on the door to address that. It might not hurt to think about a roof on the machine to completely contain whatever ends up in the machine.
In any event this thread has been a very interesting read. It is pretty obvious that this is an old machine about to see a rebirth. If nothing else it should be nice to look at with that white paint.