GP - LR3 Beta Build

Well I screw up more than once today, was able to cut 2 out of the 3 struts… Cut a piece of plywood 300x1450 and let’s get the machine dirty!!!
I didn’t check the router bit, as it was used to cut the YZ plates and I had no burns or any other issue, looks like it was the best Bit, so start the cut and this happens…

Then I Realize that I was also going a little too fast, well the same speed I cut the YZ plates 20mm/s.
Changed the end mill, drop the speed to 12mm/s and got 2 struts cut.

Watch and see how much dust is all over the table :wink:
The Dust chute that Ryan design works great!

Then was time to take the LR3 apart and install the struts, sorry I didn’t take any pictures of the LR3 totally apart but here are some of the rebuild with the new struts.

And that is when I realized my second mistake…
The plywood was a little too thick…

So the X belt tensioner does not clear the core as it bends a little, but just enough to hit the core. :sob:

Well… Tomorrow I will take the front strut out, back to the big orange store, get a thinner plywood and cut one more strut. The good thing is that I do believe I can use this thick strut on the back of the machine.
We will see…

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