Well the design worked pretty flawlessly.  The frame bolted together quickly and easily and is just waiting on the OpenRail to arrive to finalise the frame.  I will still need to undo a few sections to attach brackets and bearing blocks but it's not a whole lot of work in fact it's probably around 20 minutes work total!

It is a pretty small machine given the cutting area.  The frame measures 950mm x 730mm x ~ 250mm with a cutting area of 660mm x 600mm.  

Overall I am quite pleased with the extrusion as it has a good strength to it

Next up is the X axis gantry plates and laser head carriage plate and tube mounts, they all still need designing first.  Both will be made in aluminium or HDPE, oh, I will also machine a handle for the lid before the next update!

-Phil