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i would say count me in, but i am working on some similar ideas indipendantly - however, i would love to compose a "book cover" for the thing, or a "Style sheet" that would be a template for you guys.. something along the lines of what i put in my "18 page machine design" in the opensource cnc file section.

i like the idea of it being a "cnczone.com" planset, so it would either be free, or come with a $5 donation to the site, or something.. i really like some of the MDF routers here -they look good, and probably work well.

maybe a good place to start would be digging around and everyone comming to a consensus on what ideas work best in terms of leadscrews, linear guides, motor boards, etc.

i think the allegro chips are to hard for a beginner to solder... some sort of pic-driven H-bridge bipolar might be best in terms of ease of assembly and cost.. the hudle there is programming the chip.. but at least microchip.com is very generous with samples.. ive got 25 pic chips in nice little cases from ordering samples over the last year.. you can request 5 of their top-of-the-line $20 chip, and get them a week later for free....