You said "reloading BUILDING"...
Damn I want/need one of those. Hell, I am so looking forward to when I get to buy/build a place that can have separate shop, firearms, and desk areas.
Thank you! I greatly appreciate the offer!
This is going to get 5mm pitch ball screws. I don't trust cog belts enough for the tasks that I am hoping this will be capable of. Rack and Pinion would work as well, but china ball screws are plentiful, and should be good enough to get me to .001" accuracy. Some folks have had success getting to .001", and others have had to replace the ball nuts to get there. It's a learning process either way...
I am actually exploring filling the frame for vibration dampening, which is where epoxy granite really shines, but I haven't gotten there yet. Sand, pea gravel, and even heavy cutting oil are pretty common. Since this thing is already planned to come apart again, I figure I will run some tests and see if I need additional vibration dampening or not.
I appreciate the heads up on aluminum pricing. I will take a look at what they have to offer. I generally just run out to ALRECO in Brighton. All of my .75" blocks for my interface plates are just plate remnants from ALRECO, that are sold pretty inexpensively by the pound.