Hi all,
Absolute newbie to DIY CNC'ing and in my haste bought a nema 17 3 axis kit. I'm wanting to build a 3 x 2 ft CNC out of MDF and I'm now thinking that my 17's aren't going to cut it in the power department.
I really don't want to buy larger motors so I'm wondering if there is a way I can make the nema 17's work for me. A couple of ideas I've had are
* Weight saving (Plywood or drilling weight saving holes)
* Program incredibly slow velocity/acceleration into the motors
*Fixed gantry (although I need it to be 3ft of cutting and don't really want it 6 feet long)
Anyway hope you can help either reassuring me the 17's will be adequate or with some other ideas
Thanks in advance
Andrew