Controller has been added, but it isn't wired in yet. The wires hanging down on the right side of the bottom picture are the controller wires. They will run inside the arm holding the controller.
Panel and batwings are painted. All the plumbing for oil and air is complete. Electric wires have yet to be connected and servos need to be mounted. The side panel is attached to the bottom of the mill with two "legs" that attach to the two bolts originally used to mount the bottom of the side cabinet. Legs are 1"x.250" bar stock. Double breaks on the bottom align the backs of the legs close to the mill column. A piece of .125 plate is welded to the two legs. A piece of 2" angle is welded to the top of each leg. That angle bolts to the angle around the top of the column. Everything on the side of the mill is bolted to the .125 plate. Entire plate along with all attachments can be removed in minutes.
The controller has been wired in.
The arm holding the display can be turned either direction allowing the display to hang, thus being lower or sit on top. This is actually a function of the display as it has a connector on top and bottom.
Unfortunately, the arm was not thought through quite as well. The wiring will only go in one place. In this case the wiring enters from the top. It would have been an advantage for there to be a wire inlet on both sides with the unused one being plugged with a screw in cap. The wire really should enter from the bottom.
If you look closely, you can see the sandwich affair I made to attach the arm to the mill. No drilling was necessary. A stout plate with four holes matching the mounting holes in the arm was placed inside the mill. Four 3/8" bolts and nuts sandwich the mill between the two parts holding the end of the arm quite firmly.
6/7/04
Wiring has been run to external power source, tied off and is pretty much finished on this side. Motors are installed and the controller is up and running.