budget diy cnc controller question

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I really dont think this is a huge project.

Mistake No1 Assumption is the Mother of all Fuck UP's

Im by trade a qualified engineer albiet a cnc turner thats never worked with wood but cant be that hard :p..

Means Nothing I've helped every type of person with CNC from Engineers to Doctors and I can tell you the ones who build the fastest and have the least hassle are usually the ones who wear the Suits.!!. . . . .Because they Admit they know nothing and Listen then Act.!!. . . . . Those that waste money or fail do it the other way around.!!

but thats why im asking about the electronics side of this. The router bed is for me the easier bit. People keep saying them boards are crap but have offered no alternative? I know there cheap crap thats why im here to get opinions and learn more about what others are using. Im sure not everyone is using expensive gekodrives? Surely someone uses some alternative? As far as a time scale goes maybe 6 months would be a realistic one.

Sorry Dave but you didn't ask advice on what to use you asked about that specific board and got a reply, it's not our fault if it's not what you wanted to hear.

Regards what to use then Jonathan Van engine example is correct but it's worse than that. . . . . What your actually saying is your planning to use R&P with possibly 4Nm motors for cutting wood.!! Fair enough you'd think.??

But back to the Van, What your actually saying is you'd like to know what MAKE of electronics to run 4ltr engine on to get 8000MPH but without telling us the MAKE of the vehicle, WEIGHT of the vehicle or what FUEL your planning on using what size WHEELS and how many GEARS it will have.???

MAKE = Materials to be constructed from.
WEIGHT = Mass to move IE gantry etc
FUEL = Voltage running motors at.
WHEELS = Pinion Size
GEARS = Ratios

Now you can't give us this information because you don't know it your self because you haven't designed or planned the machine. So therefore we can't possibly tell you what to buy.

I could offer suggestions now but that would be wrong at this stage and exactly why I offered the advise I did when I did.
If you choose not to follow any of our advise then more fool you and I'll wish you good luck. . . . But I and many others on here don't suffer Fools lightly, We will suffer Insults and even the Odd Idiot no problem but Fools will get very little response back and absolutely NONE from ME. . . . . . DONT BE A FOOL . . . and take the advise in good faith.!!