First job after install of modded Z-axis (no spacers),

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First job after install of modded Z-axis (no spacers), resurface work area :slight_smile:

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That looks like something I can use. Slick!

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Wilhelm, do you have any info on your z upgrade?

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Yes I am getting data to post on shapeoko forum and maybe a YouTube video, but here are the basics…

  1. You need an extra maker-slide plate
  2. HDPE or other material 13mm thick for the z axis plates
  3. HDPE or other material 10mm thick (or 7mm and 3mm, what I did with HDPE and aluminium) for the bearings plate.

I just uploaded the plates slt files to Thingiverse.

Alternately if you have a 3D printer you could skip steps 2,3 and just print the parts.

FYI, I use pyCAM to import the stl files and generate gcode, also easy to project to 2D and change thickness of the material.

Performance wise, I haven’t seen any angular shift since the mod.

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Added to ShapeOko forum…
http://www.shapeoko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1037&start=20#p16038