my build from the start

[h4ppy-chris]

Ah, the ubiquitous TB6560 3-axis board from eBay... If you haven't already, you might want to search for TB6560 and look at other threads related to these boards...

i have but pressed the buy it now!! i hope it gives me some probs so i can help others :)

[h4ppy-chris]

well got the pc up and running and the steppers all wired up plugged in and running
no probs as yet

[blackburn mark]

hahahah!!! nice one chris... its ages since i was in that position watching them motors turn on the road runner g-code
it was all magical mystical shit to me (still is a bit)
iv got the 5 axis version of your board, my motors are a bit bigger than yours and dont really get hot at all on 24v, iv heard plenty of people reporting how hot the motors get, i think in some cases its pretty normal