i still have the servos, and at the moment i am keeping the spindle for when i have a proper shop to move the CNC into.
I went for steppers as i have become intrigued by the sounds they make when working, but i will likely put the servos back on when i can afford to upgrade the drivers. i understand that i could have saved money buying the servo drivers, but like i said, i kind of fell in love with stepper "music".
I still have the original ISA interface card, but no servo controllers. i have the servo encoder cables (pretty beat up), but no motor cables. so i can at least use those in the future.
as the only space i had available to put the CNC was to modify a camper, i had to reduce my power consumption to what can travel over the power cord (30A 220V). and that includes an air-conditioner. the VFDs i found to fit the spindle required 20A, 220V, and left no room for the A/C (it gets very hot in the camper).
for others following along, i have the new roof on the camper. or at least the rafters, and Advantech sheeting, and a temporary waterproofing layer (tarp). so all that's left is the actual roofing membrane, and finishing up the interior of the camper. things are definitely coming along.
I apologize for the lack of updates for a while, but i had to get the camper done, before making much more big moves on the CNC itself. it currently works, it self homes (via LinuxCNC), and i can even run a program on it now. as more progress is made, i will update with pictures.
~Travis