Great question as to the stepper motor clearance as this would also have me upgrade. My 1.5k 65mm water cooled spindle works great except for the stepper motor Clarence issue. I had an issue with it leaking internally with the first one and the manufacturer told me the 65mm water cooled were know for creaking inside the 80mm have a thicker wall.
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@OnefinityCNC any info on z stepper clearance? Iād like to know whether or not to include it in my order tomorrow! 
it will not hit the stepper.
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thank you for the info
Tomorrow is the āgo liveā date. I assume thatās when we can request changes to machines on order for the spindle. Iām still hoping that 1F is going to offer drag chains as an upgrade but the 80mm spindle mount is what I really want.
we will not offer drag chains (we donāt do this because of EMI issues it will cause and is why weāve officially partnered with @RowdyRoman to recommend his Hose Boom).
The 80mm mount will be an āupgradeā. It will REQUIRE the normal z axis with the 65mm mount. In other words, youāll have to purchase the current z axis that includes the 65mm mount and then purchase the 80mm mount in order to swap it out.
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Wasnāt there to be a last announcement today?
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50mm X tubes on the X-50ā¦even bigger than I anticipated. I was hoping they might actually use the bigger tube on the Woodworker, too, and reduce the number of tubes.
We are. The x-50 comes in 2 flavors:
1 Woodworker
2 Journeyman
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Mea culpa. I failed to pick up on the fact that X-50 was referring to the 50mm tubes instead of the extended X-axis (I figured it meant 50" X-axis). I didnāt notice the āLoad Moreā button on the page that lists the other models so I thought the X-50 Journeyman the only model with the bigger tubes.
Thanks!
Charlton
Itās go time ppl! The 80mm mount is online! 
And has been orderedā¦ Now the waiting game starts all over againā¦ At least I will get some interim deliveries, i.e. Laser and Jennyās to help bide the time. Also waiting, for the Journeyman order to be able to be placed.
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I havenāt ordered yet as Iām thinking of upgrading to the x50 rail (woodworker) to help support the extra weight of the spindle. I sent them an email to see if everything can be shipped at the same time. When I placed my order I wasnāt sure if the dust boot they sold would work with the 800mm mount and they didnāt have the touch probe in stock. Fun times.
The dust boot does work with an 80mm mount, youāll just need to adjust the blocks that have the magnets in them.
When I placed the order back in March it was still a guess if an 80mm mount was even going to be an option. Knowing that I had 3 months I figured I would wait. Now with a month or so to go Iām starting to get serious about all the extras I want. Iām even thinking of going with the Journeyman.
Ordered. Now when will it be shipped?