I've been working off and on on making some stepper motor mounts for the Taig mill. I made some on the rapid prototype machine at work but I didn't trust their strength so I made new ones out of aluminum with help from Lee and his Sherline. Lee used his micro-mill to drill the mounting holes in the mounting plate, as well as bore the large center hole that the lead screws pass through. I then used my drill press and the counter-bore that I got for christmas to finish them.
Lee also made eight of the twelve standoffs that I needed. I decided to make the remaining four on my lathe because I need the practice. I've only had a chance to mount one motor so far but it seems to be a much more robust mount than the rapid prototypes.
