Quote Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo View Post
And here i was, thinking i had a major accomplishment today. Locating the keys to my reloading building.


Then threads like this come along. I feel so marginalized
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.

Quote Originally Posted by Not_A_Llama View Post
I have a Shapeoko 3 XXL and a Tormach 440 if you need anything made for the beast. Looks like a great start.

Are you thinking ballscrews or belts? Considered epoxy-granite?

Just by way of resource, Midwest Steel has the best pricing on aluminum I’ve seen. Even with shipping. Used them to make a threaded table for my Shapeoko.
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.