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    You wont cut aluminium using timing belts and no screws, it's simply not stiff enough. £750 is probably just about enough to make the machine with ballscrews, but not if you have to pay people to make parts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan View Post
    You wont cut aluminium using timing belts and no screws, it's simply not stiff enough. £750 is probably just about enough to make the machine with ballscrews, but not if you have to pay people to make parts.
    Not even if I use wide belts?

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