> Hey Guys, > > I have never dealt with stepper motors/drives and one of the guys at our > shop is kicking around converting and old 9x30 Southbend lathe to cnc > using Linuxcnc. Are there any recommendations on maybe some kits with > all the power stuff (motors, power supplies, cables, etc,) that anybody > recommends. I am up in the air on the control hardware, but I can handle > that, I just don't know where to start on sizing/selecting the stepper > stuff.
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