appreciate the advice Dean if im honest i do have the confidence and i was tempted to start with a 4ft cutting area and use that to make a bigger machine in time but for the work i want to do it still needs to be wide enough to cut 4ft sheets so the only difference if i was to build smaller is just the length. i understand its a different ball game once going past 4-6ft but i would really like to put my head and heart into it and give it a good go. you have warned me though and if i fail its on my own head but im one of those guys that looks back and thinks oh well atleast i gave it a try. like i said im confident in giving it my best shot.

also i never knew solidworks had a rendering feature built in, had a little play earlier and here is my frame so far. done it this way so i dont have to weld the support rails and risk twisting ect and i can always add shims to those plates if needed.


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