Work continued on the inspection tool.  Got the giant two steel rods free from the base.  Also got the 8 bearings free. Found an old plotter destined for the recycle bin.  Was able to strip some motors, gears, pulleys, and belts before! Also from the trash pile, I salvaged a

Found an old, broken tool inspection device (looks like this one: https://perfectionindustrial.auctionserver.net/m/lot-details/index/catalog/162/lot/30801/ ) that seems like a great candidate for some linear rails, steel shafts, and linear bearings. Here it is after some disassembly.  I have to figure out how to

I have been trying to get the pieces and parts together for a desktop CNC machine.  Starting with a pen to make a pen plotter, moving to a rotary tool like a Dremel, and maybe moving up to a router. I started by playing around with old CD drives, but