twforeman's Shapeoko 3 #0004 Upgrades - Long

[brother Greg]

I wish you would give an update to how everything is working out, ty

[twforeman]

I'm a bad Shapeoko owner, I don't use my machine nearly as much as I should.

But I did use it a few weeks ago and it worked great.

I used it to make a crank wheel for a project.

[northbear]

I'm a bad Shapeoko owner, I don't use my machine nearly as much as I should.

I think you should start a club so I can join

Other projects / responsibilities / hobbies / life keep me from this hobby more than I would like!

[brother Greg]

Since your machine rides high, are you able to run longer stock

[twforeman]

When I got the new Z plate installed I discovered that I could no longer reach the bed of the machine, so I ended up removing the lift blocks under the rails.

So no, I can no longer get material under the front and rear rails. I could still run long skinny material under the Y rails if I wanted.

[WillAdams]

Yeah, that's part of why I'm still using the old Z-axis plate w/ a taller 65mm spindle mount (which seems to take the bend / chatter potential out).