How do you "connect" dual motor X axis ?

[Calico]

is there anyone ever explain in drawing in this forum ?
any website / info about this ?

rud

[ger21]

You can use Mach2 and use the slaving option to link them in the software, or you can drive two drivers from the same step and direction pins. It's not a good idea to physically connect 2 motors together.

[ViperTX]

It not even a good idea to use 2 motors to drive the same axis. The motors, drivers are not matched and are at best loosely synchronized.

[Calico]

so how you deal with big Y axis arms ? that required 2 motor for X .
I see alotta big CNC using 2 X axis motors.

is there some kind of Syncronize stuff ?

rud

[ger21]

Originally Posted by ViperTX It not even a good idea to use 2 motors to drive the same axis. The motors, drivers are not matched and are at best loosely synchronized.

Shopbot and many other commercial router manufacturers have been doing it for years.

[ViperTX]

Yes, and their stuff is not under $2K. You have to use the driver and software and feedback from the motor to synchronize the movement...it's not a trivial task. You can't just throw in a few Geckos connected to Mach2 and have a commercially viable product.

[ger21]

Shopbots prior to the new models introduced a few months ago had no feedback. As for Mach2 with slaved Geckos, plenty of people use it just fine with no problems.