Hobby project

[tonyfoale]

Imagination and mental pictures are all you really need.

I have have no shortage of those, but here is a paper picture. My mental pictures have straighter lines.

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Since the video with rough sawn wood I have milled the individual wood sections square. Then I milled the assembly where it matters. The wooden mockup has been useful for checking out how I can fit the final metal version in the mill for alignment and machining. I did not size the thing based on what I could machine but the sizing came from the size of the magnetic chuck plus some overrun. With a large flycutter in the mill I can just cover it where necessary. A function of luck.
For now I will have a rest from the physical side and concentrate on designing and making the controller and writing the software. Then I'll be able to check powered movements.

Setup alignment.

Needs controller and software to test.

The bearing housing and motor mount are what I had and they fit. For the final metal version they will be combined into a single piece housing. That will ensure concentricity and there will be less setup needed.