I've been delayed a bit with other responsibilities, and the fact that I've ordered more parts that I want to wait for. I've scored a large base with blanchard ground aluminum flat top from eBay that I will use to bolt the column to.

I have purchased a piece of 3x6" 8020 extrusion for the column, as I've seen it work well in Leeway's build. I have also ordered 8 1/4-20 threaded rods to go through the extrusion holes into the base plate. I will probably also purchase an angle plate to square up and support the column as Leeway did. Then I can possibly fill it for additional rigidity in the future.

I've also purchased a few pieces of aluminum plate to put together my z-axis. Currently, everything is ordered except for a VFD for the spindle. I'm thinking of going with a Teco EV series 1hp since it is affordable and can run on 110v. My panel is full and can't run another 220 line..

Well, I'll have progress pictures sometime this weekend i'm sure.