Quote Originally Posted by njhussey View Post
My router has an inside area of 970 by 500 and I use an 8Nm Nema 34 driving twin 1610 ballscrews via a belt (I'm using a 230V driver not an AM882 to get the speed) in my X, Nema 23s on Y and Z with Y having a 1610 and Z having a 1605 ballscrew driven by AM882 drivers...it munches MDF and I have it at 7500 m/min plus for cutting plastic such as Acetal....I also use the IP-M and its a great piece of kit.

Your belt will be more like 2m to 2.5m long with a cutting area you're looking for.
I'm building a 1250mm sq router planned to run at 10m a minute, using 2 nm steppers....
Calculations suggested 8 nm would get me 12m a minute or so.

Direct drive, 1610 screws, 2 motor/screws for the gantry.