What do i need.

[Ricardoco]

Hi there and Welcome to the site, it is a daunting task to undertake but converting a mill with the help of the guys on this site has been educational and a lot of fun My first was a Boxford VMC 260 Impossible without all the Stupid questions ai asked the guys on here, Then i converted a similar size mill to yours some time back and i wanted to see what was going on inside the machines when i got it working so i opted for this Breakout board on both occasions

:-http://www.cncdoctor.co.uk/opto-bb-v1_61.html

There is a manual there for download before you even make a decision, there may be cheaper boards out there but i opted for this one as it has plenty of features and with the LEDS on the board i could see when and where the signals were going. It has given me no problems what so ever. I chose to have seperate drivers as that was the general concensus of opinion at the time.

I used nema 23 3nm motors for the X & Y and a Nema 34 for the Z

Power supplies Hmmm cant help you there as i made mine from bits i had around, but im sure there will be someone to help you with advice there..


Have fun and Welcome to the Forum

Rick