here's what i was considering, partially due to price, then i found the same fella offering a kit with two steppers this size and an additional much larger stepper for the quill.
"this is whats in the box
- 3 pcs Nema 23 stepper motor with 425 oz.in DUAL SAHFT
- 3 pcs stepper motor driver DM542A, peak 4.2A, 128 micsteps, replacing M542
- 1 pc Power supply 350Watts (36VDC/9.7A)
- 1 pc Breakout board & 1 pc Parallel cable"
i believe the motors and power supply are adequate as they are advertised as a kit, no ?
and for the option of manual control, need i get dual shaft steppers ? i do not see any problem with making mounts and couplings, nor all the placement and wiring of the components if this is the basic direction i should be going.
the more powerful quill motor does strike me as a smart idea.
from this point backwards, i can purchase Mach3, as i assume i need that. question is here, are these two comparable ?
for a high speed spindle, my mind tells me i could fab a mount for a actual wood type router or a decent die grinder as the RF30 needs belt changes for speed changes. its this a bad idea ?
this the other one. . . . both from "long motors" on eBay this may be a better idea. . .
- 1 pc Nema 34 stepper motor 1600 oz.in2 pcs Nema 23 stepper motor 354 oz.in
- 1pc Stepper motor driver--DM860A, High Perfermance Stepper Driver DM860A Up to7.8A, 24-80VDC
- 2 pcs Stepper motor driver DM542A,PEAK current 4.2A, replacing M5421 pc Breakout board( free offering when you bought all these above)
- 1 pc Power supply 350W-36V( power for Nema 23 motors)
- 1 pc Power supply 350W-60V( power for Nema 34 motor)
- 1 pc Breakout board( free offering when you bought all these above)
looking at the beautiful electronic panel that dean did (above) it does seem complicated but when broken down in to components, its probably quite do-able for me too.
so there's more to ask but i need to check out some cad / cam things i have marked for reading. thanks so much for your patients with this old dude. ..
davidh