As promised here is a snip of the CAD model that I have created of the base of the laser cutter. This model only has 2 custom made parts that will be 3D printed. All of the other parts of the system can be purchased from either McMaster or Amazon. I have taken special care to source parts that are already to size, meaning I won't have to cut any metal. The square base is formed with 80-20 beams. the cross beam rests on two metal dowels.

I have an exploded view drawing, but it didn't end up being super useful. Here is a copy of the bill of materials (for the body)

My next area of focus is to create a file reader.