That's what we had in mind. But if we put a bit of pvc pipe inbetween the motor and the frame we can just use bolts from the motor into the tapped holes in the frame, which will give it a better structual strength too. Aswel as keeping the motor paralelle with the frame. Which i'm guessing is important to match the shaft from the NEMA to the leadscrews.

And we have to just be able to use this machine in Uni so maybe some PCB engraving or something that is easy to setup with the software.

Once that's done we will probably do a destruction test to see what it can ACTUALLY put up with because we're not aloud to sell it as we had the money for it on a grant :(. could have been beer money!! lol