Advice please on 100cmx60cm CNC router

[bigal999]

Thank you for your reply you have cleared up a few of the questions I have.
I have ordered the motors drivers will have till next month to buy more bits.
I have some more questions if that's ok
1.which controller do you recommend I would like one that's able to run on windows or a MacBook Pro. I believe ethernet is the most stable way to run but I am not sure.
2. Can you point me in the right direction to a circuit diagram for the power supply.
I will start a build log once I start
Thank you again
Albert

[Clive S]

Thank you for your reply you have cleared up a few of the questions I have.
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2. Can you point me in the right direction to a circuit diagram for the power supply.
I will start a build log once I start
Thank you again
Albert

Joe on here as done a nice vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?<br />...zD30sZjtp_VyqY

[JAZZCNC]

Thank you for your reply you have cleared up a few of the questions I have.
I have ordered the motors drivers will have till next month to buy more bits.

I strongly advise you to hold off buying anything untill you know exactly what your buying and why.! . . . Rushing to buy is THE single biggest mistake new builders make and perfect way to turn low budget into wasted budget.

What have you ordered.?

1.which controller do you recommend I would like one that's able to run on windows or a MacBook Pro. I believe ethernet is the most stable way to run but I am not sure.

Yes Ethernet is the way to go, avoid USB. The controller I'd use is a UC300ETH but this requires a good breakout board to get the best from it which adds to the cost. However the AXBB-E is a good choice if you don't need lots of I/O as it's got a built in breakout board in a nice neat little package.
I'd run both these from UCCNC rather than Mach3 but both will happily work with either.

2. Can you point me in the right direction to a circuit diagram for the power supply.
I will start a build log once I start

Follow Clive's link to Joe's setup.

[joe.ninety]

However the AXBB-E is a good choice if you don't need lots of I/O as it's got a built in breakout board in a nice neat little package.
I'd run both these from UCCNC rather than Mach3 but both will happily work with either.

Dean,

I've seen this said a lot but I think what a lot of your seasoned CNC guys forget is that beginners, myself included, have no idea how many IO's they are likely to need? Or really what they're even needed for? I'm kinda guessing homing/limit switches and the like but can't think of much else.
If you get the chance (and I know you said in another thread you were very busy at the moment) could you just do a post about IO's and what the main needs for them are. I think it would help a great deal of people, the OP included.

Cheers