Re: Hairbrained idea, just slightly OT

Something like this?

http://www.bigwestmotorsports.com/photo_class_unlimited_modified.html

Sounds good to me!

Wayne

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "hornadayb" <hornadayb@h...> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Is it possible to fasten two weak steppers together (same steps,
> same type even) to get a more usable torque range?
>
> The reason I as is: I have quite a few old 5-wire steppers from
> floppy drives just sitting around and was thinking about building
a
> plotter and some other useful toys out of them. As they are, they
> are pretty weak but I thought I might be able to energise them and
> conect them mechanically and drive them from the same circuit.
Will
> it work?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian