Alloy 5083 Tooling plate Suitable for gantry build?

I'm rebuilding the gantry on a 6040 cnc.

The x axis will have 2x 700mm hiwins (20mm) and ballscrew.

I was going to buy 20-25mm Tooling plate to build the gantry top section and probably sides too.

Any problems with using 5083 Tooling plate? I was originally going to use 6082 flatbar, milled.

My main concerns are flexing and avoiding weak tapped threads.

Thanks in advance for your time.

Zapp Automation make their gantry machine from 5083 tooling plate.

Link: Zapp gantry machine

You can also buy the tooling plate from there. That's what I am using for my gantry sides & z-axis.

Nathan

Fantastic!
Was actually their website I seen the tooling plate on.

Thanks

I think zapp might soon be my new bestest friend.

Nathan,
Could I see a picture of your cnc?