Originally Posted by slashmaster  If I'm using the 10 threads per inch stock leadscrews, how many oz in do my steppers need to be? Is a nema 23 stepper with 280 enough? I'm not trying to be a cheap skate, I'd like to get the biggest nema 23 steppers I can find but I get the feeling I might have problems with the X axis when it sticks out all the way on the side the motor is on. That could be a lot of weight hanging that far out. |
From what little I know aboout the X3, I would be concerned about a nema 23 on the Z axis. For cutting speeds on X and Y 280oz and 10 tpi (assuming .1" pitch) you should be in the range of 300 to 400 lbs of force at lower rpm's.
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