So I've been as sick as a dog and wrapped up in bed at home. This might have been a great opportunity to get a whole lot of work done on the project but if I had been well enough to do that I would have been well enough to go to work since I work as a design engineer doing CAD work. Still, between sleeping and feeling sorry for myself I managed to place most of the fasteners and finish off the 5th axis. I also found a nema 8 motor and gearbox combination that will work perfectly for the 6th axis but the supplier is out of stock so I'm leaving the 6th axis for now.

I am going to box the arms for additional rigidity, other than that the design is at a stage where I can begin to manufacture components. Most of the design is laser/water jet cut parts however there are 6 or 7 components that will need turning or in the case of 2 components 4 axis milling. This sounds more complex than it actually as as the 4th axis movement will just be indexing 90* on a rotary table. I believe that all of the components designed can be manufactured by an enthusiast with a bit of patience and inventiveness.

Below is the initial BOM to give you an Idea of what will be used. This doesn't yet include any electronics, prices, or part numbers.