AltMill CNC Assembly Guide | Full Setup Tutorial

[@chubbyboy2242]

Yesss, been waiting for this. Thank you.

[@jefflanphere857]

Yes Agree

[@ApexWoodworks]

I'm really looking forward to being advised that my AltMill is ready for pickup... at which time I'll go over this tutorial video one more time. Thanks for putting this together, Dan & Scott!

[@dennisbracci9212]

great demo. cant wait order my machine.

[@JoeSeppy]

For American viewers, Canadians say "Zed" not "Zee" for the letter "Z". So when Ben says "Zed axis" he is talking about the "Zee axis". Cheers!

[@jefflanphere857]

Thank Guys

[@bfreebabi5398]

Waah.. great demonstration ...

[@MatthewKelton]

A sawhorse works pretty well for the 3rd and 4th leg as well.

[@ranger2056]

Can the spindle control go on the right and the left or is it just able to go on the left side of the machin

[@SienciLabs]

Yes, you're able to configure it on either side of the machine!

[@stevebarnett793]

I noticed you didn't use the 2x Eccentric Bushing, are they needed? Great job on the video!

[@SienciLabs]

The eccentric bushings aren't needed for assembly, but are provided for adjusting the tram of the spindle mount if needed. We should have a resources page up this week explaining some of these details.

[@DanielLopez-sz1lx]

The right side gantry plate installed is harder to move then the left. Is that going to be an issue?

[@SienciLabs]

Nope! If you follow the steps in the video you should be good to go!

[@ACraftersJourney]

Will the Altmill have a spindle that supports a 1/2 bit in the near future?

[@SienciLabs]

Yes we're working on a 3.5KW spindle that'll handle larger bits in the future.

[@philshel1]

I'm curious about squaring the table? He leveled it but did not even check for square or twist. Certainly they don't just trust the end cuts and the lengths to be correct, equal, and square? As nice as it is, this is still mass produced in China after all.

[@SienciLabs]

All of the extrusions are cut and measured before they get packed to ensure the table is square after assembly. We also machine critical faces for extrusions if necessary to improve tolerances.

[@philshel1]

@@SienciLabs So, you cut the extrusions in house and qc them all before packaging?

[@ronsone8373]

EU warehouse would be nice.... I HAVE SOME SPACE FOR YA