I have a shapeoko3 XL that I bought in 2018 and was partially assembled, just the table frame, and the movers dropped the it from about 5 feet up and it got bent. Is there anything I can do to fix? I asked about ordering a new talble, but was told that the “only thing you can carry over to a Shapeoko 4 is your spindle from the purchase of your 3”.
I’ve never used the machine as I moved overseas not long after receiving it.
Any advice would be helpful, thanks.
Which part got bent?
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It’s at the very end of the longer edge of the table, right at the “L” where it goes vertical. i don’t see that I can attach a photo of it here
When you are replying use this to upload.
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You can also just copy and paste the picture.
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Maybe you could modify what Full Steam design did when they made the Frankenpoko.
Just shorten up the aluminum extrusions. I bet he could get you the CAD file so you could have the endpieces machined locally.
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Will shipping insurance cover purchasing an SO4 as a replacement?
The only other options are:
- try hammering the dent out
- cut across the dent, straighten things, and weld a dutchman in place to cross the resultant gap
- drill new holes using the other endplate as a template — you’d need to work up a system to hold the belt anchor bolt in place for want of the PEM nut
- replace this part of the structure in some way as described above
I don’t know if we have any replacement parts — unfortunately the end plates would have been provided new w/ an XL/XXL upgrade, so aren’t a part which anyone would be likely to have to spare.
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Ok, thanks for the input everyone.
I think I would try a vise, clamps, or hammer on it. You may need to overbend it a bit to get it back to straight. Some spacers strategically placed should do the trick.
Start out small with the spacers & work your way up until it’s flat.
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