Enough Power???

[Ayjay]

I have recently recieved an old XYZ table that has 3 Vexta stepper motors which I believe are 70 ozin. Would these be powerful enough to drive a CNC table similar in design to JGRO's plans? I plan to make the cutting area aprroximately 24" by 36".

[ger21]

They'd probably move it, but very slowly. You probably want something at least 200 oz-in, or bigger

[Ayjay]

Thanks, Gerry. I think I may go ahead and build it and upgrade motors if I have to. This may be a long project as I am on a tight budget for both time and money. We'll see how it goes.

[Hobbiest]

Why not just use the XYZ table to do some stuff until you figure more things out (what you really need, software, etc.)?

[Ayjay]

I could do that I suppose but the table only has about 5" of travel in the X and Y directions. I wouldn't really be able to do anything with it, it's just too small. You are right though... it could be a great tool for learning software.

[JavaDog]

Originally Posted by Ayjay I could do that I suppose but the table only has about 5" of travel in the X and Y directions. I wouldn't really be able to do anything with it, it's just too small. You are right though... it could be a great tool for learning software.

You could engrave small tags (DogCat etc) with it. Could be fun to play with...

[Hobbiest]

You could engrave small tags (DogCat etc) with it. Could be fun to play with...

Yeah...they get $4 a piece at Walmart, pissed my wife off when she messed up and pressed enter too fast. Pissed her off even more when I wanted to do it again just to watch the machine again!

[chuckknigh]

Yeah, it's a very cool machine, isn't it?

Is that an engraving head, or is it just a drag point? I couldn't tell, and quite honestly the tip looks rather like my carbide scribe point for hand engraving. If it's a rotary tool, then it's SMOOTH!

-- Chuck Knight