Sheet steel
Well guys,
I guess i am one of the few then, making mine for 90% out of solid and 3mm sheet steel. Sheet steel tends to vibrate / bend more than solid materials, so i had to add angles and bent edges for more stiffness. The weight is within fair limits and welding and folding is no problem for me.
Aluminium is lighter, more expensive and no corrosion / rusting problems occur. The price is for me the biggest argument not to use aluminium. And i cannot weld aluminium. Too bad i have to paint or oil my sheet steel. It rusts in seconds
The remaining 10% are made up by stainless steel for the sliding bars and brass for the sliding blocks.
In future i plan to post some pics. The machine is not finished, not just yet
Ed.
Not the horse, of course of course...
Building my own Scrapheap challenge CNC, or is it Junkyard wars CNC?