I found the link for the drawings and am viewing them in Adobe Illustrator. I saved them as a .AI format file so I could then open them in SolidWorks. From here I can manipulate them some.
I see the wood pieces are 4mm and 6mm
Here in the USA, I don't know of any place I can get that size thickness 6061 aluminum.
Doing the conversions...
4mm = 0.15748
6mm = 0.23622
To match the 4mm, I know I can buy 0.16" thickness locally
To match the 6mm, I know I can buy 0.25" thickness locally
But in the world of precision printing, I wonder if this will cause problems.
Has anyone laser cut/water jet/milled their own parts from material other than wood?
If the difference in tolerances from wood to aluminum isn't a deal breaker, I wouldn't be opposed to trying it. (Why not be unique, right?)
I know there is a Beta kit available that is everything minus the 4mm and 6mm laser cut wood pieces and the acrylic build platform
Thoughts?
Thanks!