Re: Newbie question

When i buy drives i am going with gecko drives. Look at their G210.

http://www.geckodrive.com/

Camtronics has some good prices on stepper motors.

Wally K.





Renner, Corey" <corey@b...> wrote:

> Thanks for the link to the FAQ, I read through it but didn't find

answers to

> my questions.
>
> I just bought an RF20 mill that should be here in a week or two.

I'm

> interested in converting it to CNC.
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/taf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=981
>
> 1. What size steppers would be appropriate? From reading old posts

it looks

> like 350-450 oz? Is this right or could I get by with something

smaller.

>
> 2. What is my best bet for an controller? I see that Camtronics

has two

> different ones, a 2 amp and a 5. It looks like if I were using one

of the

> big steppers the 5a would be required. Hobby CNC sells a couple of

kits

> that are three axis and include 60oz steppers, I assume that these

are too

> small, am I right?
>
> http://www.seanet.com/~dmauch/
> http://hometown.aol.com/drigotti/HobbyCNC.htm
>
> 3. I've seen several websites with RF30's that have been converted

to CNC,

> but I did not see information posted on specifics such as steppers

used,

> controller type, software used, etc. Does anyone have a link to an
> informative site? I would much rather try to duplicate something

that has

> been proven than reinvent the wheel.
>
> thanks in advance,
> c