No longer lurking, stepper motor question.

[JAZZCNC]

If you can show me mhere I can get the bits I have bought or the correct parts I have bought for under £30 I would agree with the cheaper... I understand what you are saying, in that I could (ok, probably will) end up with a 3axis cnc machine that isn't acurate and doesn't have enough power/torque to actually do anything other than shuffle around in a limited manner..

To get the pointless outcome your going to get then yes I could show you how to do it for £30.? . . . I'd just point you to the stuff you've bought.!

I'm not being negative here I'm being realistic and speaking from seeing countless others waste the same time and money. You have Wasted £30 in the usablity terms and learnt nothing other than electronic experience that isn't relative to building a Modern CNC machine.

You speak about draw runners and threaded Rod without even realising the impact those things have.? They make all the above and what's gone so far even more pointless because your just digging a bigger hole. They are so inefficient your motors and therefore weak home brew drives will need to be driven so Much harder and they won't stand that workload without even more money and time is invested. Very soon your at the same money as buying the real thing and still have piss poor drives and cronky frustrating machine.!!

Like I say I'm not not being Negative and I also see where your coming from with doing it for the learning experience which is great. . . . BUT CNC is bit like the "Lord of the Rings" it will soon become your "Precious" and your under it's control.! . . . All the time it's trying to draw you to it's Master while dragging you thru the wasted lands of Electronic Doom sapping your will and money.!! . . . . . . But you need to be a Strong Hobbit and resit the urge to wear the Ring and throw the Shite into Bin and buy decent bloody drives. .