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When designing try to focus first on the stability, then on the actual printer stuff.
I have seen many designs out there with the primary focus on "open plan living" and good looks but not too many that can combine that with real stability in all areas.
A square frame either needs solid walls or added diagonal supports unless you want to use quite big luminium profiles.
Speaking of them: The best killer for stability here is cutting them badly. Doing this by hand is no a good idea as a perfectly flat surface is prefered.
Be aware that long linear rails in good quality can be quite costly, so for overszied printers it might be worth to check drive systems that use the aluminium frame and rollers.
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Interesting idea. Why would you use 4 pieces of 1/2" pipe instead of one 2 or 3" pipe? Are you planning on printing corners?
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