Machined Aluminium Parts Rather Than Printed?

[mperino]

I did my plate pices out of aluminum 1/8th:

A So-Cal 4x4 Build

Well, heres photos of my operational but still needs a few things build. [20200416_123008] [20200416_122812] [20200416_122956] [20200416_122818] [20200416_122826] I will say, the EPO switch is something that I should have done from the start. Ive cut new y plates from wood that are 1 in longer, to accommodate the thicker table. Printing new ziptie-less Y Belt Tensioners. And learning some of the quirks of Fusion with this machine. Its definitely less forgiving of some settings.

There was some debate if it’d be stiff enough, but seems to be great so far. All the deflection in mine either comes from belts or the X axis piping.