Now that our full design was completed in CAD, it was time to start manufacturing each part.

We began by laser cutting all the wooden components. Our design was optimized for 5 mm plywood for almost all wooden parts (with one exception). In total, we used:

• Three 80 cm × 60 cm sheets of 5 mm plywood

• One 50 cm × 50 cm sheet of 3 mm plywood

Here is how the sheets were arranged for cutting:

5mm plywood	5mm plywood
3mm plywood	5mm plywood

And here is the cutting process:

Later, however, we encountered a problem with the carriage's plywood gear: the gear teeth kept breaking off, so we instead opted for 6 mm acrylic for the gear rail.