Re: Getting started, was:Flashcut vs desknc for windows & Deskam

>Start with little steppers out of a printer or copier and drive them
>with a L293D. It is low tech and will not do any machining but it
>will let you start getting your hands dirty and learning the ins and
>outs of the electronics you are doing to need to know. For about $25
>you can get a stepper motor running on your workbench. >

I have a few steppers from printers and I would like to play with
them so that I could learn a little bit. What is a L293D? What can
you buy for $25 to get a stepper motor running? I am new at this and
want to learn as much as I can.

Brian Bland
Claremore, OK