More to see in this three minute video
More to to read about the diff/vid here
More to read about the little mill here
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Love the mill. Will you be publishing a CAD model for it?
Short answer: yes.
At least I intend to. But not today. I’m closer to publishing a somewhat parametric model of the slider mechanism.
Here’s an Onshape model of the linear slide mechanism generalized for generality:
The mill is three of those, so a complete for-publication model shouldn’t be far behind. Modulo Christmas. And other stuff. So not promising super-soon.
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And a Happy New Gear! Thanks for sharing this.
Four months and a few revisions later…
Here is, I think, enough info to actually build a slide for real:
A Cheap Compact Linear Motion Slide
That presentation starts with a handwheel-driven adaptation for a shorter path to building/using a slide of such design without a bunch of motor-related complexity, and also includes said bunch of motor-related complexity.
Now, about that built-but-not-yet-tested next rev of the little mill’s XY table…
and checking out Stewart’s considerable advancement of KM.
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Maybe getting runout under control? Let’s see if an even littler diff works out:
Since last post, the 2021 Hackaday Prize judges gave this little mill a “finalist” spot. 
K:M CAM keeps getting better! Much appreciation.
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I remember this model 
Looking good!
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Answer: yes.
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