sorry more questions

i am trying to find out what motor size i need for the x axis and to do so i obviously need to figure out what speeds i want to obtain from the machine.

From the research i have done i am aware that there is obviously a optimum speed for each material.

surfboard machines looks like they are cutting at around 10-12 inches per min or around 15,000 mm min which is obviously very fast i assume because foam is soft and the cutting path is very long.

for plywood which will be most probably the hardest thing i will be cutting it looks to be a third of that at around 5000 mm per min.

will this huge range be a problem?

i asume to get the high feed rate it will require a larger motor with more gearing?

from what i understand you have the cutting speed and the rapid speed which is what i under stand as the max speed it can travel when not cutting. is the rapid speed something you just find out when you get it up and running and see how fast it goes under no cutting load? or is it something that would effect choice on motors and gearing?

while i am not going to be in a mega rush to get things cut i dont waiting hours and hours and hours for it to cut a big surf board if posable.

best regards