Another side note, I ordered a z axis upgrade from IC, and the first rod I received was pretty bend. I emailed about it and he responded back quickly (even tho he was out of town for the weekend). He shipped out a new one very quickly. I just wanted to mention what great customer service. Thanks again IC!
Alright so right now I have a almost stock machine. The only current upgrades that are installed are the Z axis upgrade, and the DW660.
Here is a few pics of assembly. I have to say, the instructions were very good. There was only a couple parts I had to do a little research on, but for the most part it was smooth sailing.
Some general assembly here
Getting the gantry together
I kind of skipped a few pics of some the steps, I was getting anxious to get it together haha.
Here is the frame coming together with the gantry installed.
Here is my hello world test run, after a couple tries It got it perfect. Most of my issue was just getting the pen secure.
After I did the test run a couple times to familiarize myself with the machine I felt comfortable enough to try and do my first cut.
I cut this out of a piece of a plastic clipboard I had sitting around haha.
I think it turned out pretty ok for my first cut! It was exciting watching it cut something for the first time. Huge sense of accomplishment.
Here is some pictures of the gantry and new z axis upgrade. I have to say the new z axis was a big improvement speed and accuracy wise. I would recommend it to anyone who has a shapeoko, well worth it.
Yes I have no shame. This is my rigged dust shoe. It was made from IC's file. Milled out of 3/4' red oak lol. With a duct tape skirt... Anyway it works
. I will do a more permanent one soon.
Here is a picture of where the machine sits now. I have a larger table for the soon to come upgrades
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I'd be happy to answer any comments or questions you may have, or constructive criticism is welcome.
Shout out to Edward for making this all happen. Excellent!
)those should be here next Wednesday(sigh). Here is my results
