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I'll the pice of MDF that got real bad from the moisture some turned black on me I trased them and the othere one that didn't get any moisture on it cuase I had um up off the floor I saving them and...

I'll probley either buy me cnc or rebuild with a differnt type material then MDF I'm open for suggetion on other type of material or a good cnc router or mill ?

Well guys I'm sorry to say this is the end of my build for sure cause I working down there and had a few more pices split on me. I guess all the
rain we been having the mosthure just screwed up the...

I went down to the basement and mades some Small HDPE adjustment block andI put four of them on there and one of my Roller Bearing is not touching the pipe bummer I may have raise that one bearing...

Well after resting from a long ride in the truck I went down to the basement and dome some work on the small adjustment blocks they turned out pretty good HDPE not as bad I though it was going to be...

Hay the build log back on I've been out of town for the past few day I got my Plastic in for my small and large adjustment block in while I gone to Charokee North Carolina didn't win anything but had...

Well guy I got some bad new my build has come to a complete halt last few days we been having a lot rain and I thought I had the basement wasleaky free but guess I was wrong some water got in there...

Becarefull with MDF its spits easy with small part here a pic of the split problem I was having I'm swaping to hdpe or delrin.

Hello I got the X and Y axis plate done today but somthing not adding up all the rollerbearing are rolling fine except for one I guess it will roll when I put on the adjustment block to adjust the...

Ok I went on ahead and done it I order the HDPE from Mcmaster-car.com
I got the cut to length so I wouldn't have to cut much. :)
I got
1 pice 3/4" x 2" x2' = $3.67 FT 2' = $7.34
1 pice 3/4" x...

I made some more adjustment blocks and they didn't work out the pressed plywood
was splitting on me not like the MDF though so I said screw it I'm ordering me some eith HPDE or Delrin what type of...

Well it rain again today still raining up in Atlanta hope it stay up there :D

I was working on the X axis plate I got that done and the gantry done I put on the pipes and just about all the roller...

My mom would freak out if got something like that..LOL
Great fine though. What do thoese big oh machine make ?

Well it didn' rain much :banana:

I finaly got the x axis plate done I redone them and it lines up a whole lot better Last time I think I didn't go deep enough for it to fit right but it fits now...

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Bummer here comes some more Rain hope its not raining tomorrow.

I went back down to the dungeon and looked at it i know what I did now,
routed one side a little to much on the roller bearing and the other one I need to plane the bottom some more cause it was not...

It's the black lash nut support in the middle I may have to rout it out depper. On roller bearing support do you route the back side to 1/4" or 3/8" ?

Well I working on the x axis sport and bearing and nut support I got everthing
drawing out cut correctly I even cut a couple of pice twice when I wasn't sure about it any way the lead screw support...

Dave

Nice work the manual router and end table ahh I can't wait to get my done now.

Hello ladies and gent well I got the gantry done was working on the x axis bearing mount one split bummer and I didn't route one part where the x axis nut support gose so guess I redo that tomorrow...

well I'm back up from the dungeon after a long battle with the Gantry I finaly got it done all I need to do is add the threaded rod that its :banana: Think I"ll work on the X axis tomorrow I got all...

I'm back up from the dungeon I'm taking a break well I finaly got my gantry all most put together all I need is the the threaded rod, adjustment blocks and rails that will be it for that should be...

Ok after thinking about it last night I'm finishing my build I"m getting a butcher apron from My uncle he a butcher and I'm gonna wear a full face tabagon I seen a guy on discovery channel wear one...

Well hello guys I'm totaly bummed out I got end my build cause my Heart Dr. He seen me that I was sneezing and caughing up this MDF stuff he told me to quit using MDF and find something elese to use...

Hay I got the gantry corner block right this time there not spliting on me..:)
If you ever drill a hole towards the end of MDF put a small 2" clamp on the side that will prevent it from spliting and...

I got to redo a the right or left gantry I hand the roller bearing, and the corner block on there when I went to put on the front gantry part I screwing
in the 1/4"-20 x 1 1/2" the bottom corner...

Well I'm on the build I figure out why my gantry coner blocks was splitting evertime I didn't have the roller bangering on the other side and using a rubber mallet also help. Who ever deside to build...

Hello I'm still here I just took a little break My dad came down and visited me hung out with him for while.

Ok I'm having problems with the 1/2" MDF for the base boards support a couple done split on me how many of you nailed or gluded the base board and the cutting bed support ?