Hi I'm a newbie here and to CNC.

I've read up on design principles and think I have a fair understanding of the moments these machines go through.

I basically need some help with design, I want to build a machine with a cutting size of around 900 x 400 to build guitars on. It'll be cutting hard wood and doing a good few hours a week hopefully.

I've seen a few build in MDF and thought could I build in maybe ply (I'm not a fan of MDF) or would it really need to be welded steel for hard wood like maple and ash?

I have a basic idea of my design but I could do with knowing if the idea of a ply build is just silly before I start drawing.

Cheers Kenny