I have had the kit for sevveral weeks but needed to prepare the shed and build a sturdy table for the machine. After three weekends it was time to get started. My capable assistant and I spent about 10 hours this weeekend assembling the machine. When starting the Gantry we discovered that two crucial parts had been omitted stopping assebly before the Y and ZX axis' could be assembled. We got the X axis motors mounted after tweaking the alignment of the gantry risers to the rails.

I contacted CNCRouterParts this morning and the missing parts were shipped within an hour - Great Customer Srvice!!

If you have not seen one of these machines, they are built loke a tank - the kit weighs over 400 pounds and has no "flimsy" parts. It uses hundreds of 8020 T-Bolts to assemble the machine. There is still quite a bit of planning to do before it is complete (Electronics mounting, water supply for the spiondle and dust collection). We wee able to run the gantry up and down the table - very smooth.

Looking forward to next weekend and doing the Y and Z.