[jcdillin]

Thanks it's actually the first pictures i've shown anyone.

Well i've been working on the machine since october, but I only get an hour here and an hour there to work on it. But I would say I have about a weeks straight worth of work in it at this point.

It was really really easy to get the rails lined up, because all the bolts fit into the T slot they are automatically lined up pretty close just by bolting it down. I'm waiting till I get all the axises done before I do the final trimming. As far as the parallel alignment it was a no brainer, they just bolted together and it was done.

Edit: I will say this though, the Y axis was really tough to get aligned right, mainly because they are pretty heavy and it's always just me working on it alone

[digits]

Thanks it's actually the first pictures i've shown anyone.

Well i've been working on the machine since october, but I only get an hour here and an hour there to work on it. But I would say I have about a weeks straight worth of work in it at this point.

It was really really easy to get the rails lined up, because all the bolts fit into the T slot they are automatically lined up pretty close just by bolting it down. I'm waiting till I get all the axises done before I do the final trimming. As far as the parallel alignment it was a no brainer, they just bolted together and it was done.

Edit: I will say this though, the Y axis was really tough to get aligned right, mainly because they are pretty heavy and it's always just me working on it alone

They really are massive rails - what are they - 40mm/1.5" wide? They must add a great deal of strength to the design - I think you've just convinced me that 35mm rails aren't overkill! Cheers!