I will skip the actual assembly of the stock machine, since it is well documented in so many other build logs. So, here is my completed machine frame: And the obligatory Hello World test: Here are all of the changes I plan to make in the coming months:
- Build a work table [complete]
- Use nyloc nuts [complete]
- Replace the base with 3/4" HDPE [complete]
- Add t-nut anchoring in the base [complete]
- Build a dust enclosure [complete]
- Install a 1/4" HDPE waste board [complete]
- Add solid state (Hall-Effect magnetic) limit switches [complete]
- Add a touch plate [start / complete]
- Add a dust shoe [complete (I ended up just buying one from Improbable Constucts -- UPDATE: I changed out my dust shoe with a SuckIt dust shoe)]
- Install a 'silent' dust collection system using a squirrel fan [start / complete]
- Add a Super-PID controller to the router [complete]
- Earth ground the DWP611 router [complete]