I’ve got an issue, I feel like I may have goofed somewhere, but maybe not. The holes on the stanchion plate and y-axis tube do not line up on one side, there are holes there because I reached inside the tube and felt them, they just do not line up on either end of this particular y-axis tubing.
However they line up perfectly on the other side.
Also yes if facing front of the table the y-axis tube on left has the big hole for cable support at back, the the tube on the right has the big hole on front.
The holes are in the correct place.
BUT swap the stanchions from left to right…
We definetely goofed up in punching one side of that tube. We’ll send you out a replacement. In the mean time, if it were me, I would use a 1/4” drill and drill through the holes in the stanchion plates. Doing so will allow you to move forward with assembly.
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No worries, haha. I’m order #8601 if you need shipping info.
Oh also, you do mean drill the tubes not the plates right? I’d assume the tube is off not the plates.
However when I get back home I can take the plates off and verify that it’s the tube not plate.
The stanchion plates are fine, I’m sure that we punched the hole pattern upside down by accident.
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I haven’t seen this mentioned but I had to drill out the X axis lead nut holes to fit the 8/32 Allen head bolts. Not a big deal.
I built a splash guard to keep water off the Z axis. I noticed the bottom bearing getting a little surface rust.
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Heres the file if anyone is interested. Just keep in mind you must lower the torch mount so the splash guard will clear the bottom z axis bolts. Also you will need something to bend guard with
splash spark guard big.dxf (4.0 KB)
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fantastic…thanks…this group is great…!!!
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I had the same issue but I was able to thread mine through without drilling.
I considered threading it through but there isn’t much shoulder material there and was afraid it might break.
That guard is nice.
Are you running plain water in your table? Running Green Cut I never saw any rust on my table components on my original X-Fire in a year of use.
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I use the plasma quench mix and make sure the PH level is above 9. Its all surface rust. But doesnt matter what liquid you use its still not good for electronics and bearings
I’m I missing something here or do I have two LH carriages?
Nope- we messed up. Can you send an email to support so we can ship you out a new one?
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Email sent. Thanks Daniel!!!
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After a little bit of futzing I was able to mount this 60x12 SS shelf to keep my whole setup mobile. I’ll add a couple straps around the water reservoir and boom. Regency 18 Gauge Stainless Steel 12" x 60" Solid Wall Shelf
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Nice use of the space since the rails extend back that far.
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Do you think it will be ‘tippy’ once you have the tank full of water?
