You say you got the steppers from some old printers. What were the printer models?
If they were Laserjet I, II, or III's, they are supposedly 100oz motors (I could be wrong that is what I read here). |
I got these from old Laserjet-II and DEC printers (which look identical to Laserjet-II's). And Yes..... they are supposedly 100 oz./in. but I am thinking conservatively.
The printers themselves were old behemoths. I kep the electronics assemblies from them as they have some good parts in there. I will re-use the power supply modules and the driver circuitry to reduce cost.
Do you have a design for your z-axis yet?
Pics please. |
I have no "pics" of the Z-axis yet. However I will post them as I create.
I also would like to dump my entire plans into the FTP site when finished. I am going to put them there with the objective that people can use them to build more machines, and also place their plans in the archives. There really is no need for every user to start from scratch on these things as many have already been designed and tested.
Spanning the bottom will be a must. Also for a place to hook the leadscrew nut.
Eric |
Yes... I will turn the extrusin rail inward to account for a drive crossbar. What can I say... it was 2:00 AM
