Geckos would indeed be massive overkill, with motors to match you could fold the Sherline in half with them. By the same token the Sherline package seems well overpriced considering it's performance specs. The steppers are really overpriced, too. You can get the same ones or better for half as much elsewhere.
I would suggest something as simple as a Xylotex board would serve beautifully and cost a lot less than the Sherline setup. Has slightly more power too.
Sherline uses EMC, a Linux-based driver software, but it is not specific to Sherline - if you want to use it, it works with the Xylotex or other boards as well. I would suggest checking out Mach3 instead if you can afford it though. It is much favored by folks on here and seems to be almost the standard now. |