My other ballscrew just came in!
Just curious, why are you running for a spindle there?
A spindle as opposed to what?
Sorry! Typo… was supposed to be “what are you…”
2.2 KW water cooled spindle from China
Nice! I don’t have 220V here at my house… unless I wire in at my breaker box (when I get my garage built… don’t know when yet 
). I was considering a 800 Watt spindle w/ 110V VFD, maybe in the future, going to get my CNC operating properly first and set up.
Yes. I’ve got to move my machine to the Makerspace later this week.
Beautiful looking machine there, looks pretty hefty and solid! What are you running for controller and software?
Thanks for the compliments. I’ve made my share of mistakes building it, so I’m hoping it will do what I want it to when I’m done. I have a smooth Stepper controller and will likely be running Mach 3 or V-carve.
Are you keeping track of the cost George?
I thought this was one of those “find 6 things that are different between photos” 45 minutes later I realized its not…
@Paul_Shaw Only of the larger cost items. I’ve made several size/fit errors which has cost me. I remember you said that it was best to have the model designed completely before you start ordering parts, unfortunately, I encountered issues (as I knew I would) during the building process.
You mounted your spindle very high compared on your Z carriage. I think it should protrude more so the carriage doesn’t collide with thicker workpieces and higher fixtures. If you only do small 2D panels that is fine though. Oh actually it seems like it’s your Y carriage that seems to be mounted low. Also, on most machine, Z axis rails are reverse mounted ( rails mounted on spindle side and bearings mounted on Y carriage side) that way, it gives clearance the more Z retracts.
@Antoine_Talbot Thanks. I think that makes sense after I think about it.
Yeah, also built a CNC. Building those thing is quite a learning experience.
Yes. I’m always learning. Usually, through trial and error unfortunately. So many different types of screws.