Build day 5...end stops wired and tested,

Build day 5…end stops wired and tested, Powersupply bodged together from an ATX power supply (temporarily wired in, I’ll figure out something better looking, soon.

Man, bearings are a finicky thing. While the Brass bushings I turned (12 o’clock in the picture) were an improvement, but still not what I’d call buttery smooth.

If the ‘warrantee exchange’ bearings don’t bring me joy, I’ll probably bit the bullet and get $40 worth of these: http://www.vxb.com/page/bearings/PROD/Kit8377

VXB bearings and rods rule the world - I know what I am saying, I order them literally from across the other side of the globe!