# Z-Axis upgrades Consolidation

**URL:** <https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-upgrades-consolidation/5392>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Tags:** z-axis\
**Created:** [August 2, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-upgrades-consolidation/5392 "2018-08-02T14:45:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![TimS](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/tims/32/17329_2.png) [@TimS](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/TimS)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-upgrades-consolidation/5392/165 "2022-05-31T06:23:18Z")

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> [@Another C-Beam Upgrade](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/another-c-beam-upgrade/16668):
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> I got a used Maslow from FB Marketplace with the z axis motor but no router. I had an old heavy Craftsman router but the z axis was crappy and had less than 3/4 inch travel. So I decided to use my Makita trim router with this z-axis c beam. I got two sets of pulleys and belts to have a 60 20 gear ratio from the 6mm motor to the 8mm screw. I directly used the 8mm and drilled the 5mm hole with a 15/64 bit from harbor freight. I could have skipped the 8mm pulleys and just enlarged both 5mm pul…

Here is a good thread. It talks about going to the wider plate to eliminate some play.

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