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backofanenvelope:
Sitting quietly at the back of the room, looking forward to seeing this progress..
Tom

vtsteam:
Chuck, It looks like the conduit covered linear bearings are shorter in some photos than others. Is it that they are different for X and Y? How much travel will you have left after allowing for the bearing lengths?

I'm liking this build and your nut and bearing methods.

gmac:
Hi Chuck;
I'll be following this one! I've been looking at these desktop routers thinking it would be a cheap, simple way to getting into CNC. I considered building either the MYDIYCNC Sprite or the Shapeco (rather than buying a kit, just make something similar myself);

http://www.mydiycnc.com/content/new-sprite-desktop-cnc-machine-turnkey-system
http://www.mydiycnc.com/sites/default/files/MyDIYCNC%20Desktop%20CNC%20Machine%20Kit%20Assembly%20Instructions.pdf

http://docs.shapeoko.com/

After pricing materials, I concluded that maybe the money was better spent on materials to convert my X2 mill to CNC. I'd be interested in your comments/findings on each path - before I go and do something stupid !

Good luck with the project.

Cheers Garry

Joules:
Go for STUPID Garry, thats what makes life interesting.  Nice thread Chuck look forward to your documented guide.

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