https://www.mycncuk.com/ Discuss Servo Motors or Stepper Motors and other related topics here. en Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:30:21 GMT vBulletin 2 http://www.mycncuk.com/images/misc/rss.png https://www.mycncuk.com/ https://www.mycncuk.com/threads/16059-Nema-17-stepper-motors?goto=newpost Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:44:33 GMT Hi. Still currently building my CNC wood router to make wooden Electric Guitar bodies. I have been offered 4 of the above Stepper motors, but are... Hi.

Still currently building my CNC wood router to make wooden Electric Guitar bodies. I have been offered 4 of the above Stepper motors, but are they powerful enough to do what I want to do?

The hardest wood I will probably use is ASH, the softest probably BASSWOOD, and I am not in any hurry, so speed and acceleration are not important to me, accuracy and dependability are.

Has anyone got any thoughts on these?

Regards.

Ray ]]> The Gresley Luthier https://www.mycncuk.com/threads/16059-Nema-17-stepper-motors https://www.mycncuk.com/threads/16039-Help-needed-with-STEPPER-MOTOR-choices?goto=newpost Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:06:15 GMT Hi, I first posted this 4 days ago with no replies yet, maybe I got the wrong Forum, here it is again.. I am building my own CNC wood router, for... Hi, I first posted this 4 days ago with no replies yet, maybe I got the wrong Forum, here it is again..

I am building my own CNC wood router, for cutting and shaping guitar bodies and other wooden parts, I have limited space in my man cave, so I have gone with an initial design with a work area of 800mm x 600mm using 16mm Linear Rails. My problem is I cannot decide if I should use NEMA 17's or NEMA 23 's, Stepper Motors, mainly because NEMA 23's appear a lot more expensive than NEMA 17's (I am retired on a Pension) The hardest wood I will be cutting will probably be Alder & Basswood for the bodies, I sometimes use Mahogany, Maple or Rosewood for Guitar Fingerboards, this usually involves very little heavy work

All advice would be gratefully appreciated, I hope I have provided enough information.

Regards.

Ray ]]> The Gresley Luthier https://www.mycncuk.com/threads/16039-Help-needed-with-STEPPER-MOTOR-choices https://www.mycncuk.com/threads/16037-Which-Stepper-Motor?goto=newpost Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:50:46 GMT Hi, I am a newbie to this forum, in fact it is my first Thread, so please be gentle with me. I am building my own CNC wood router, for cutting and... Hi, I am a newbie to this forum, in fact it is my first Thread, so please be gentle with me.

I am building my own CNC wood router, for cutting and shaping guitar bodies and other wooden parts, I have limited space in my man cave, so I have gone with an initial design with a work area of 800mm x 600mm using 16mm Linear Rails. My problem is I cannot decide if I should use NEMA 17's or NEMA 23 's, Stepper Motors, mainly because NEMA 23's appear a lot more expensive than NEMA 17's (I am retired on a Pension) The hardest wood I will be cutting will probably be Alder & Basswood for the bodies, I sometimes use Mahogany, Maple or Rosewood for Guitar Fingerboards, this usually involves very little heavy work

All advice would be gratefully appreciated, I hope I have provided enough information.

Regards.

Ray ]]> The Gresley Luthier https://www.mycncuk.com/threads/16037-Which-Stepper-Motor