Quote Originally Posted by GeorgeS View Post
Theres no gas spring that I can see on the machine or in the column.

I'm using 4nm nema 23 steppers with no belt reduction and half stepping.
I think I would increase the stepping and adjust the scale accordingly. I would also put a reduction belt on the Z axisClick image for larger version. 

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