calling me a sheep is a little immature,i happen to be able to make my own mind up about things and have read lots of forum posts given here, with lots of very technical workings out, things people didn't have to do as it shouldn't make any difference to their own life other than the happiness of helping others... its not like the advice here is going to make people money.

as i saw jazz post in another thread which you are also commenting.. in fact it's my thread.. a sheet of 25mm MDF which i have just bought recently cost me something like 26 quid i think and as jazz had said you could buy enough 50mm box section for £26 to build the same size machine.. i have a welder, yes i bought it to help with my cnc machine but over the past few years it's something i've felt i could have done with and i have no problem buying a tool to tap threads where needed.

so comparing the raw cost of the materials there is no way a 25mm sheet of mdf will produce the same stiff machine that steel box section machine will, thats not me following like a sheep.. thats me not being stupid and realising the difference between steel and bendy mdf.


for the record i have complemented you on this machine and i think it's great that you have made it work the way you want it to.. i just dont think it's as accurate as it could be, but thankfully the work you do obviously doesnt need this level of accuracy