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Minor update today as I have not made as much progress as I hoped.

Cut angles into the side plates using a table saw with a cheap aluminium blade I got from screwfix. Worked perfectly:
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I got mine from Axminster:
https://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-optical-centre-punch-100244

On mine, the crosshair optic is out of alignment :( but the circle/dot optic is perfect :)

I've read bstmotion are a good supplier. Here is one of their linear rails:...

Thanks Clive, good food for thought.

Wal's machine certainly looks more sturdy than this K2. In fact, almost all machines I've seen look more sturdy than the K2. In my mind, this begs the...

Thanks again Clive,

Something has been sitting uneasy with me about all of this and I think I may have finally figured it out. When I'm seeing various machines cutting guitars on Youtube I'm...

Thanks Clive,

Noted your advice about the drives and power supply - I had a nagging feeling this was a bad area to scrimp on but my choice was driven by ignorance rather than price. I'm sure if I...

Washout, that really does help, thank you very much!

Option 1 certainly is attractive but I am somewhat concerned about disappearing down the rabbit hole into a long build. I'm prone to this...

I’ve spent a lot of time lurking on this great forum and planing my next machine. I’ve finally accepted the extent of my ignorance and am now totally in a state of decision paralysis - please help!!...