i made a thread already, probably picked a bad title... anyway, latest pics are here:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40970.msg839111#msg839111; the right hand is an old iteration, so it's a bit ugly. I just cut a new one out yesterday to replace it and haven't taken pics. Also ordered some better caps, those dark grey caps look bad
And of course, now i'm figuring out how to layout a PCB thanks to bpiphany's awesome guides and then i'll have to figure out how to cut that...
Beast, i was researching what other woods/materials people have tried, so naturally i found your opinions on the matter most educational
I forget why you didn't like oak, though? At the moment, my spindle is pushing through this stuff like butter at 25in/min, so i'm thinking of trying some nice hardwood. The advantage of a minimal layout is i can cut them out of cheap 1x4 boards before trying on the nice material.
As for build volume, you probably don't need more than 6x12 workable area if you're going to do a 60% TKL; i plan on expanding the shapeoko to do full size boards eventually...
Any tips or feedback you guys have would be useful!