DIY CNC Machine

[Kitwn]

A very nice build, I'm envious of your woodworking shop! I started with a couple of wooden machines but nothing like yours. The only common feature was the Makita trimmer as a spindle.
I'd say the weakest part of you build is the use of a single layer of ply for the gantry side cheeks. This will show up when one of your long axis motors stalls and the other does not

As routercnc says you have a good set of components to allow for future upgrades to a metal framed machine. I managed to scrounge up enough box section steel from the local tip to build all the frame and gantry for my current design so it was actually the cheapest upgrade of all! I've also upgraded to the ubiquitous 2.2kW water cooled spindle recently which is a joy to the ears(and the neighbours) after the Makita.

All you have to do now is work out what you're going to make with it!

Kit

PS If you like a laugh, there's a video of my first machine here. At least it proved I was capable of making something that worked but wasn't really viable as it stood.