Choosing an appropriate stepper motor can be difficult and time consuming. This webpage is intended to help you easily and quickly select a good stepper motor for your project. There is a lot to cover, so consider this the first part in the series
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Choosing a Stepper Motor for your CNC Machine
May 7th, 2011 
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Posted in Building a CNC machine 
Tags: Accuracy, Closed loop, CNC, Cost, Hobby, Milling, Motor, Open loop, PWM, Routing, Speed, Stepper, Stepper Motor 
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May 2nd, 2011 admin Threaded rods vs. ACME rods There are many methods of accomplishing linear power transmission, otherwise known as linear movement. Anything from a simple wheel, to a gear on a rack, to rubber belts will work. However, for hobby CNC machines, the most common method to accomplish movement is using threaded rods, or ACME rods.
Posted in Building a CNC machine Tags: ACME, ACME rod, ACME screw, Anti-backlash, Backlash, CNC, Cost, DIY, Hobby, Milling, nut, Price, Routing, Starts, Threaded, Threaded rod, TPI Comments Off on Linear power transmission for CNC machines