OK cnc people,
Just an update on where I am at with my mill
I have fitted a new ball nut to the z, turned out there where no balls in the nut on the machine when I got it and the z was running up and down just on the wiper bushes ...lol, so thats fixed now.
I have fitted hardware from uccnc, a ethernet motion controller UC300ETH and a UCSB breakout board along with installing their software, took a little figuring out but not too difficult.
Run some test cuts in acrylic and aluminium tonight which highlighted some backlash in the x but found it was a loose nut on the thrust race, after resetting that cuts where good.
So all in all I'm very happy, still have some guards to make and have to fit a coolant pump.
Would like to thank all who gave me advice and will update you all again in the future when I have produced something worth showing off.
Stay safe all

Steve