Hi lobecnc. Welcome to the Zone!
Originally Posted by lobecnc  Hello,
Before starting the tests while putting the stepper motor brackets on I noticed that the Z axis is pretty easy to turn by hand, which makes sense as it is a smaller ballscrew with less to move. |
On a lathe, the Z axis is the long, bed length screw. X is the short screw. Are you using the Syil Mach3 profile?
CR.