Once again, I was not able to get as much done as I wanted this week. My primary goal was to fully construct the gantry system, however I ran in to a few obstacles. The primary setback was finding out that 3D printing some gantry at Techspark was expensive and that I needed to find an alternative. I was able to pivot and laser cut some of the 3D printed pieces using plywood in the later part of the week (with the help of Andrew), but not after using a faulty laser cutter, wasting material and budget. Additionally, some of the parts are required to be 3D printed so Alex and I were able to find a friend who was willing to 3D print the parts for us for no cost, but they would not be ready until Sunday (10/26) at the earliest.
At this point, I am behind schedule. It was planned that the construction of the gantry system would be complete this week. However, assuming I can get the 3D printed parts early next week, I think it is possible to complete the gantry system construction and move on to the software side of the project while beginning to purchase the base and structure that will house the gantry.