[OzDragonflyer]

Hi All,

Though I'd share my rebuild, and hopefully give/receive some ideas/opinions/advice.

I made a cutter over 4yrs ago, from mdf. Served well! But time to make something better & more reliable.

I pondered the options for the lower x carriages with the materials available, what I have, and what is cheap! These assemblies are the ones that seem to bind/stall the most, as they have to support the weight of the y carriages and their motors, and the hotwire bow if used.

So, here's what I came up with.. fortunately these will be made using a cnc router, but it might be possible with normal tools with a bit of patience.

Still working on the rebuild of the y uprights, thinking cheap sintered bronze bushings might work because there's not a lot of lateral force on them.

I'll post pics of the rebuild if there's enough interest. Hopefully it will be much smoother and more accurate than the last!

Any other ideas/opinions along the way would be great!

cheers

odf