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Hi Ray Good luck with your project, let us know how you get on. Cheers Andrew

Hi "the great waldo" many thanks for your advice, much appreciated. I have decided to go with ARDUINO UNO + DT556T for the Stepper Controllers, I am...

I forgot to mention nema 23 are pretty much the standard. 800 x 600 base board won't give you a 800 x 600 cutting size , you are going to lose a bit...

Make sure your z axis can pull your cutter high enough. You'd be surprised at how much z axis height you need if your'e cutting out a les paul body...

Hi m_c, again, many thanks for your advice. Regards. Ray

I'd probably er on the higher torque side, and go for the 3.0Nm motors, certainly on the X and Y, as that's the axes that will be worked the hardest....

That’s good to hear thank you. They might be quite limited in terms of YouTube audience interest but they helped me learn new things at least.

Thanks m_c more bed time reading. Regards. Ray

DM drivers are definitely a step above TB drivers. Given that prices have dropped quite a bit, you might also want to consider using closed loop...

I am sticking with NEMA 23's on X,Y & Z Axis. so I was thinking either TB6600 or DM556T Drivers, I am unsure about control side, ie, Mach3, Arduino +...

For which part specifically? Controller, or drivers?

The stepper motor break out board I used is made by Planet CNC. Being an Apple and Linux user I had to find a board that not only worked with...

Hi Ray. I’m new to the world of CNC routers. Last year I built a 1000mm x 600mm machine that’s heavy enough to cut aluminium. I use Nima 34 & 23...

What can you recommend m_c ? Regards Ray

Hi again, no animosity taken. Has previously stated, I am not a novice at CNC, my first CNC was a converted "HOBBYMAT BFE65" desktop milling...

To answer the main question, you can use an Arduino to only provide the step/direction pulses to a typical stepper motor driver, although you may...

I certainly don't want to garner any animosity or disrespect by using the word "toy", but the reason for my comment was twofold 1. From your...

We all have to start somewhere - my first CNC router was to a slightly modified version of the JGRO design (details available with a quick Google...

Hi, Thanks for the reply. "TOY" maybe to you, but a serious piece of kit for me. I first used a CNC milling machine in 1968, during my...

Ray, I feel you are on the path of building a 'toy' cnc machine. You need to do more research, start by looking through some of the build logs on...

Thanks Lee, some bed time reading hey!

Hi Ray, welcome to the forum! Sorry i did mean to reply to you, doh! life gets in the way. Anyway, defo Nema 23's, and here is why: Sticky:...

Many thanks, that's what I initially thought, I will just have to save up a bit more money.

If you don't want to be disappointed later I would go with the NEMA 23s. I built a machine for the same purpose but went for 900 x 600 due to...

Hey Ray Welcome to the Forum I am not far away from you near Ashby De La Zouch. There is plenty of amazing helpful people on here.

That Z axis assembly looks well hard lol

Get your snow shovel ready for tonight lol