I want to rework my laser to cut Perspex in bigger sheet sizes.

I'm thinking smallest HiWin rail for the X with the laser tube bolted over the top and aiming down in to a slot with some black sand at the bottom.

For the Y, some means to grip the sheet and move it a reasonable distance while holding it square.

Fast X for engraving, relatively slow Y for cutting.

This makes the machine a lot smaller and simplifies everything apart from the Y.

Unless someone has is a positively brill solution to the Y