I am looking around the USA for who can cut the steel plates (3mm and 6mm) for the build.  I have heard good words about SendCutSend.com from friends who use them for personal jobs and their employers uses them extensively. My friends say they deliver the product fast and very high quality cuttings with good prices. 

I downloaded the drawing from the Rack & Pinion as a test.  I had to move each part into its own dxf file.  16 parts from the R&P download produced a minimum cost of $508.16 (USD) including delivery. Powder coating would add to the cost which I didn't ask for on the initial quote.  I will also get 15% off my first order by using a link on a youtube.

Are there other sites that I should look at for cutting my plates?

In the BOM, only regular distances are mentioned. But in the video you have some kind of cover which given the longevity of the machine and its precision is probably more or less my wish.

Now I bought the hardware kit whicj has the regular spacers. In the video you mentiln some covers, but I don't know whether it's the Valchromat covers for the alu rail on top or if it's this black contoured cover you mention. But I guess it's only theValchronat one you're talking about because it's the only one I find in your store.

I would like to have these covers, how do I get those? Are they 3d-printed plastics or what? Since I bought the finished kit I haven't studied all drawings. Are there .stl files or similar for those in the pack?

Your plates state they can be cut from steel.  What type of steel?  a low carbon steel?  ASTM has lots of different types of steel.

After scaling the Fusion import down by 0.10, Fusion now measures the overall width at approximately 987.473 mm, which seems to match Aspire very closely. I just want to confirm the exact intended scale before creating individual STEP files for ordering the plates online.

Could you please confirm one known reference dimension in millimeters? For example:

• the distance between the two lines shown in my attached image,
• overall width of a specific plate
• the diameter of one of the holes,
• or any other feature/dimension you recommend using as a reference.

I also attached an image showing the current measurement in Fusion after scaling.

P.S. I have limited experience with Aspire, so I wasn’t able to reliably measure the individual objects there.

Thank you!

These illustrations should make the build much easier to follow, especially for builders who prefer clear step-by-step visual guidance instead of only watching the videos.

I will start with the belt version first, then continue with the rack and pinion version, and finally the ball screw version.

The ball screw version will only be available as illustrations for now, until the full video is ready. Unfortunately, that video may take a while, but the illustrations should be enough to build the machine. In some ways, they may even be easier to follow than a video, since you can go through each step at your own pace.

I will be working on the illustrations throughout this week and upload them one by one as they are finished.

This takes time because everything needs to be rendered, checked and explained properly, but I think it will make the whole build process much clearer.

This would make it easier for builders to order the aluminium profiles and related frame parts without having to source everything separately.

At the moment, this only applies to EU countries, the UK, Norway and Switzerland. It will also only apply to the standard machine sizes we offer, not custom sizes.

Nothing is finalized yet, but discussions are ongoing. I will post an update when I know more.