I have now cleaned off my table and have done some measurements to make one of these. I was wanting to know if anyone has come up with any improvements or found and problems?
I am thinking of making the base out of spare T slot bars, attached to the table to be able to slide it forward or backwards.
Would there be any value in making the arch tilt? It would be easy to add a bolt at the base.
One other thing I was thinking about was adding some scrap brass tubes to the top to allow wooden dowels to be place in them. The idea would be to use the dowels and add alligator clips on the end to hold instructions or reference pictures.
I looked at all the arches that people have printed on a 3D printer but I have so much scrap metal bits that I have challenged myself to do this without going crazy and spending a much money. I joke with my wife that if I can save money on other stuff I can spend more on models. BAhahahaha!!!!!!!!
I sent a PM to Jim to see if he had any changes to his since his son pointed a few things out.
If anyone else has any tips on their build I would be grateful to hear what you did.