Quite the build Threesixesinarow! The complexity and spacing of the gearing is terrific and by the video relatively quiet. Also liked you took the Hardinge approach and being closer coupled. Particularly interested in the add on to the apron, as it looks like cast material? Did you weld or bolt it then machine the recesses? The CAD drawing is a bit complex to read but get the picture of fit up and the long shaft on the motor is similar to a motor I pulled out of a coffee grinder. Are the gears off the shelf?

Thanks for sharing this complex build and appreciate the references to Varmint Al and others as he was one of the first I spent time going through his great mods.

PJ