I realize the Buddie system is not intended to do fulltime full sheet cabinet work like the X Gantry machines with a full bed. On the other hand it seems that the Buddie's support and spoil board mass always take away from the load that can be cut effectively without either slowing to a crawl of loosing steps in X.

Has anyone tried using a composite, honeycombed aluminum panel to get a very light wt. but still rigid support table? While somewhat costly compared to other materials, they look much stiffer for a given wt than any thing else you could find. So, at least at first glance these panels appear a worthwhile cost to allow the work piece as heavy capacity as this particular model machine could handle?

Any reports of experiences using a 4x8x [1-3/4" or 2"] composite panel as a table for a Buddie would be informative and appreciated.

Cheers,
Kevin Morin