Hello people.

Obligatory "first post, be gentle" :D

Been doing RC for a while and its apparent that having a cnc in the house would be quite beneficial.
So, for my first project i chose JGRO. Frame parts cut of mdf, will do for my first foray into cnc.
Have some experience in cnc in form of vinyl cutting and multihead embroidery, also 3d modelling, 2d vector graphics etc.

My main concern at the moment is that i cant seem to find any local specialists to talk to about steppers and drivers. Certain other big cnc forum is mainly focused on US market and didnt help me much.

So, here's questions i need answers to:
1. Stepper motors. Been digging thru forums and there is so much info that i'm drowning. What would be a good fit to lug around a 2kw watercooled spindle ? Looking for futureproof solution on a budget, not gonna stay with cheap router strapped to it all for very long. Nema23 motors are widely and fairly cheaply available on ebay, but which ones ? And how good/bad would they be ?

2. Drivers. Super-cheap ebay drivers are rubbish if i understand correctly. Some say that 6560 are worthless as they at most utilize 30% of stated capacity. Gecko G540 is a bit out of my budget. Any other good alternatives ?

3. Trapezoid thread drive rods ? Again, local companies dont carry anything of the sort. Most say go for engineering companies to get them manufactured, but that obviously not a viable option due to budget...

4. UK places to buy stuff from. I live in NI and even big local electric motor companies dont know squat about steppers/drivers... At the moment i'm looking to buy a set of 3 motors and drivers for them.

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.

Thank You.