actullay doing two machines. One is my x2 (cummins tool r8 spindle) and the other is for Goofin (grizzly mt3 spindle) on the board. He does not live far away. We will be following a combo of ron steel and hoss' plans. I have all the metal stock rought cut for all axis parts. I ordered a set of metal gears ( https://thehobbyistmachinestore.com/...6a4e98cc38f068 ) to replace the plastic gears. I made the y spacer and bearing retainers. I have the motor mounts for the x axis and y axis. I have the motor stand offs done for the x axis and the y axis. the ballscrew stock is in and the ball nuts are in for both axis. Now i just have to machine them down. that is the update as of right now. All of the work thus far has been done on a hass super mini mill, but i will be using the seig mill for the making the z axis parts.

I also found that you can use a grizzly 2.5" four carbide cutter ( http://www.grizzly.com/products/Fly-Cutter/G2861 ) on the seig mill for about 5 min. before the plastic intermediate gear actually melts. Also the grizzly boring head and bar kit for 79.95 is a great deal as it will cut a 3.25" circle ( http://www.grizzly.com/products/2-Bo...R-8-Only/G9322 ).

Any comments please post.