WillAdams
August 5, 2022, 11:36am
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As an alternative, you can surface down the outer slats and that portion of the inner slats so that they are level w/ the Hybrid T-track, or just a bit higher:
A friend got the wife and I a much needed weekend at a hotel, so I didn’t get to making progress on getting my Pro fully ready for service until this afternoon. I got the M6 threaded inserts in the Hybrid Bed, making it a double Hybrid Bed. I like options and using M6 inserts means they match the thread pitch of the workholding kit that came with the machine. They go in from the bottom and sit below where the bolt heads and extrusions sit, so they don’t get hit during surfacing.
I also got a su…
or see what I did on my XL:
Decided I wanted a slightly more efficient usage and mounting of filler strips, so this is what I came up with:
the existing strips were cut off a bit shy of the working area at a 45 degree angle, and additional holes added to secure them just short of where the angle meets the baseplate underneath
the wasteboard strips were then cut at a 45 degree angle so as to fit snugly underneath at the back, and at the front to fit, and a hole with a countersink to accommodate a nylon bolt was cut in the…