So today it was time to work on the X axis motor mount, here is the test piece i cut, its about .5mm to high in one spot, all the hole line up fine and thats what mattered most:
There is just no clearance for the slide to clear the bearings, I'm hesitant to take any more off the slide so this is what i came up with, once the top is on no swarf will make it into the bearing:
here is the middle section, you can see how it will clamp down on the bearings:
The mark on the right face is were i forgot to use offsets.
And finally the reason i like to put everything together before i paint it:
Notice the bottom draw front got welded on upside down, I'll drill new holes and weld up the others rather than re mount the front - it took ages to get right.
Cheers guys (and girls) and have a great Christmas.