Excellent! I thought you were mounting something to it other than cables. Now you got me swaying toward the delta.. As for skill, it would be my first one but I am not worried. I've been doing mechanical design work for 20 years and I can hold my own when it comes to getting my hands dirty..
turned this
http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...psd1c898d1.jpg
into this
http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps0xcdkc0l.jpg



I'll be following your progress with this machine and I hop you continue as I find it entertaining and very informative!

-Mark