Here's what's happened since my last post:
That standing computer desk I was working on turned out beautifully:
Leaving out a bit of trouble-shooting, it only took 45 minutes to mill all the parts, and that's with multiple passes. With a more ridged machine, I could easily half that. Design-wise, it was a little wobbly, but I think I know a neat way to fix that with a few eye bolts and some rope or cable. Also, I discovered that it should probably be a bit shorter, since one girl I showed it to said she had a hard time seeing the screen.
After that, I made a few modifications to the Blackfoot pattern to integrate the additional bearing holders for the X axis drive shafts and to eliminate the parts I wouldn't need before making the g-code for cutting it. By the time I was actually ready to run the code I was running short on time, so I ran it a little faster that I probably should have. The pieces came out with a few defects here and there, but nothing that would prevent them from fitting together correctly. The next day I packed up all my stuff, and left the morning after that. Thus ended my wonderful travel quarter. I was sad that I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to a lot of the folks at the Asylum, but I'll be back.
Ok, I've got to go grab some lunch. I'll post the rest either later today, or in a day or two.
