Steel frame cnc router design/build

[CraftyGeek]

I've been fiddling with it again

Beefed up the diagonal cross bracing on the main frame - all diagonal cross braces are now welded at one end & bolted at the other.
Also rasied the lower surface/shelf - removed the very bottom height adjustment position so it could come up a little further.

I've done a fair amount of tweaking to the gantry & z-axis.
The knock on effect of extending the y-axis front plate to mount the Z motor meant that the z-axis wasn't giving me an optimal range of movement. I had to shorten the height of the gantry (between y rail mounting surfaces) from 200mm to 175mm in order to sort it out - everything is now peachy with a good range of movement & 2mm+ clearances all round.
Making these tweaks along with removing the rear panel looks to have saved a decent amount of weight from the gantry as a whole

Am I safe to start peppering the parts with holes & adding pinions etc ?

Edit: Just spotted that the Z rails could now be longer than needed as well...or the bearings might need moving lower.