ready to cnc! well not really

the manual mill 

new x axis leadscrew

new y axis leadscrew

leadscrews all installed- knobs removed

stepper motors - split nut only, split nut with plastic shear tubes, motor mount attached

motor attached to y axis

so I got the whole machine ready to plug in.....only to find the computer I had prep'd to run the machine has no parallel cable plug.   Really?  I can't believe I didn't notice that earlier- for some reason I had it in my head that my laptop had a parallel port.  I have a second computer I am reformatting now to use.  Killed the momentum a little but it'll get done!