Re:Alternative Stepper Motor mountings, etc.

Even lower tech than a "slitted" coupler is a piece of Tygon or similer
tubing. A mm or so between shafts compensates for miss-alignment and with
fine pitch screws any wind up is small and elastic.
If you are worried about this check out the price on helical couplers :-{

Jeff

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>I haven't studied the Tang lathe, but if you can mount a little square
>plate behind the handwheel (on the lathe bed), you should be able to get
>by with four spacers out to the #23 motors. Then you need a "slitted"
>(sp) coupler from the handwheel shaft (.25"?) to the motor shaft
>(.25").