Wobblycogs CNC Mk2

**PAULRO** · 10-02-2015

4 seems a bit excessive to me. You can maybe justify two for the slaved axis, but I doubt you'll see much benefit using them compared to DQ860MA on the other axes.
BOB/Spindle control/ESS/Mach3... well if you must.

hi Jonathan, when you say 4 seems excessive to you what exactly are you referring to? if it's the drivers then i'm at a loss because i was under the impression that each motor needed a dedicated driver, or have i the wrong end of the stick? (again !!!)

**Jonathan** · 10-02-2015

Originally Posted by PAULRO

hi Jonathan, when you say 4 seems excessive to you what exactly are you referring to? if it's the drivers then i'm at a loss because i was under the impression that each motor needed a dedicated driver, or have i the wrong end of the stick? (again !!!)

I was referring to stepper drivers. You do need one per motor, but my point was you don't have to use the same driver for every motor. There are arguments for getting different drivers for slaved motors which don't apply to the other motors.

**Clive S** · 10-02-2015

Paulro Have you posted in the correct place as this post is 9 months old!!! >Clive

edit Obviously not !!

**Jonathan** · 10-02-2015

Originally Posted by Clive S

Paulro Have you posted in the correct place as this post is 9 months old!!! >Clive

edit Obviously not !!

He was referring to post #64 ... had to Google search the forum to find out!

**PAULRO** · 10-02-2015

i'm still getting to grips with the forum!!!

i'll have to get one of my young fellas to bring me up to date with all the new forms of communicating

just when i think , yeah, that's makes sense ! that's the way to go ... i read on and find one of you bright sparks has another alternative and that really gets the hamsters running in different directions