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Hi I have upgraded my workbee 1010 to full linear rails and I am pretty happy with the results. I am looking at the electronics now since I’ll...
I think whichever is cheaper overall. There is considerable cost and effort in the upgrade. I recently upgraded my workbee to linear rails, and it...
Here is my updated workbee. It now has linear rails on all 3 axes, aluminum extrusions below the spoil board, and a better spoil board design. It...
Yes. I got the plates from Chris. You’ll need to order two anti-backlash for the Y axes from Openbuilds. For the screws and t-nuts I went to...
Hi Guys, I am almost finished with the update to linear rails on my Workbee. I ended up buying the rails from ZYLtech. They were expensive but...
Hi guys I have a Workbee 1010 where I have (2) 3/4 MDF boards. The bottom one is held down its self tappers to the extrusion frame and the top...
Make sure your extrusions are cut square. Also check if the aluminum around the threaded holes is perfectly flush; sometimes when the holes are...
Hi again, I wanted to bounce a couple of ideas by you guys that have gone thru a similar upgrade. Seems like with Covid, linear rails are hard to...
Thank you guys. Any do’s/don’ts when cutting the linear rails to size? Thinking of using a jigsaw with a blade for metal. I don’t own a grinder...
Where can I get linear rails for this project? I am converting a workbee1010 to linear rails. Chris is sourcing the plates Deluxe 2" taller Linear...
Is there an upgrade kit to extend Z axis? With two 3/4 MDF boards, I end up with less than 2 inches of travel.
Interesting project. I don’t have a lathe unfortunately. The ER conversion sounds like a nice solution, but I think runout would be an issue....
Thanks for the suggestion. I have measured the runout with a dial indicator. Runout is quite evident in parts that have had a contour operation or...
I am looking for a good spindle or router for my Workbee. I bought a Makita RT0701C clone which has decent shaft runout ~0.07mm, but the collet,...
Found a big enough scrap of plywood to run another job. Retuned milling operations to leave some stock and do a final clean contour. It came out...
Cool stuff. I tried adjusting the lock collars first, but the play although better was still there. To adjust the anti backlash blocks, I first...
Thanks Peter. It makes sense. I will dial it back a little. I did scale back the travel speed thru the Open Builds Control software during the...
I think I may have found the problem - Alex :thumbsup:. I checked the X-axis play, and indeed there was some play. I recall soon after I had...
Great tips. Prior to this project, I used only pine which was no problem with adaptive passes sans a final tool pass. I am guessing this plywood...
