So far Ive started building my X1 and Ide thought ide share.
Ive done Z axis mod from 9in to 14in.
Its a little taller than the table bout 1/2in but i figured with any tooling or use of vise that will make up for it right away.
Ive added the Y axis mod and X from LMS.
I didnt go with the tilting column because of rigidity its bad enough why make it worse.
Im almost done with my motor and belt mod. The motor is 2.5hp continuous duty @ 7500 rpm.
The pulley set up came from a delt lathe . Its a 3 step pulley , I had to bore out the motor pulley some but it gave me an excuse to buy a boring head and bar set up. Im waiting on the belt now and should be here by fri. Every thing is built though so once the belt comes in I can permanently mount the motor to the plate and use it.
Im using a KB motor controller , with external heat sink that went to a PC I mocked up and attached to the controller.
Ill be adding a column brace soon enough and a cheaper china DRO kit.
First Im going to finish this motor and belt mod.
Well thanks 4 looking
Anthony