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    Quote Originally Posted by EddyCurrent View Post
    You have to keep in mind that manufacturers at this level want something they can build quickly, easily, cheaply. My opinion is that the cross beams making up the gantry are not deep enough in the Z direction. If they were the same width but 3 times deeper then okay. Also the side plates would need to be 20mm thick.
    something like this? Original on left, 3x on the right.
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