So as mentioned above, I am leaning towards the closed loop steppers and drivers from SteperOnline. I would like to buy 'American' both for quality and support but I'm just not going to spend that much (shame on me)...
So the Smoothstepper will be compatible with these drives best I can tell (drivers are CL57T and CL86T) and I will go through the C25 BOB.
I did re-size the motors since it was a different supplier than I originally spec'd out and they all tend to carry different sizes so I will end up with:
nema23 3Nm (425oz.in) for x and y
nema 34 4.6Nm (651oz.in) for z axis - actually for like $5 more, I think I will get the 5.8Nm (821oz.in).
@pontiac428 Most of the hardware conversion kits are nema23 for x,y and nema34 for z so that is the driving factor for mixing them up. I'm sure I could do otherwise but this keeps it simple and I've just seen so many ppl using larger motors on the z relative to the other axes.
@shooter123456 With everything else I have going on (and then throw in a milling machine and CNC conversion), I don't have time to learn Linux. I'm sure I could and I would love doing it but at this point, I'm just going to have to save that for another day.
So that's the build (to be):
ArizonaVideo conversion kit (he has been quite quick and helpful with my inquiries so far!).
StepperOnline closed loop steppers and drivers @ 651 oz.in x,y and 821 oz.in z.
SmoothStepper, C25 BOB and Mach4 (change of vendor... CNC4pc has some good package pricing).
Fusion 360 for CAD and CAM.
Power supplies changed a little bit... will go with a 36v for x,y and a 48v for z. I will not be pushing this machine and it seems the lower voltages will reduce currents and temperatures so, longer life out of components (I'm thinking).
I'm going to get a USB to Ethernet converter and run this as I have read several postings where this has not been a problem. This will cost $14 so not a big loss if I have to go to plan 'B'. Plan 'B' kinda scares me because it consists of plan B1) resurrect an old computer with winXP S.P.3 on it and use it with Ethernet port or B2) buy a new computer. If I buy a new computer (hey, more toys!) I will get a touch screen laptop with an Ethernet port. Amazing that the P.C. I bought just earlier this year doesn't have an Ethernet port. I didn't think a thing about it at the time (didn't have a reason to) but that is a great touch screen laptop with 17" screen that I would have loved to use for this setup.
Well, off to ordering... O.K., will let this post sit for a day just to hear someone else's opinion which will throw me down another rabbit hole! Don't get me wrong, I love all the feedback and input; but it once took me two days to spec out which RIVETS I wanted to use for a project, so I need to move on this at some point. More tariffs are a-coming on those imports...
Thanks all!
So the Smoothstepper will be compatible with these drives best I can tell (drivers are CL57T and CL86T) and I will go through the C25 BOB.
I did re-size the motors since it was a different supplier than I originally spec'd out and they all tend to carry different sizes so I will end up with:
nema23 3Nm (425oz.in) for x and y
nema 34 4.6Nm (651oz.in) for z axis - actually for like $5 more, I think I will get the 5.8Nm (821oz.in).
@pontiac428 Most of the hardware conversion kits are nema23 for x,y and nema34 for z so that is the driving factor for mixing them up. I'm sure I could do otherwise but this keeps it simple and I've just seen so many ppl using larger motors on the z relative to the other axes.
@shooter123456 With everything else I have going on (and then throw in a milling machine and CNC conversion), I don't have time to learn Linux. I'm sure I could and I would love doing it but at this point, I'm just going to have to save that for another day.
So that's the build (to be):
ArizonaVideo conversion kit (he has been quite quick and helpful with my inquiries so far!).
StepperOnline closed loop steppers and drivers @ 651 oz.in x,y and 821 oz.in z.
SmoothStepper, C25 BOB and Mach4 (change of vendor... CNC4pc has some good package pricing).
Fusion 360 for CAD and CAM.
Power supplies changed a little bit... will go with a 36v for x,y and a 48v for z. I will not be pushing this machine and it seems the lower voltages will reduce currents and temperatures so, longer life out of components (I'm thinking).
I'm going to get a USB to Ethernet converter and run this as I have read several postings where this has not been a problem. This will cost $14 so not a big loss if I have to go to plan 'B'. Plan 'B' kinda scares me because it consists of plan B1) resurrect an old computer with winXP S.P.3 on it and use it with Ethernet port or B2) buy a new computer. If I buy a new computer (hey, more toys!) I will get a touch screen laptop with an Ethernet port. Amazing that the P.C. I bought just earlier this year doesn't have an Ethernet port. I didn't think a thing about it at the time (didn't have a reason to) but that is a great touch screen laptop with 17" screen that I would have loved to use for this setup.
Well, off to ordering... O.K., will let this post sit for a day just to hear someone else's opinion which will throw me down another rabbit hole! Don't get me wrong, I love all the feedback and input; but it once took me two days to spec out which RIVETS I wanted to use for a project, so I need to move on this at some point. More tariffs are a-coming on those imports...
Thanks all!