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There seems to be two versions of the 1/4 inch bore pulley on the MakerSlide store, one with 18 teeth and one with 20 teeth. Is there any reason to choose one over the other? I know the NEMA 17 pulley has 18 teeth, but does the larger 20 tooth version change anything anywhere? Yes. Since the tooth ...

There are many different types of pulleys available at SDP-SI . They have metal and plastic pulleys. I'm not completely clear on the terminology yet, but I think you want 0.080" pitch and .25" belt width. Then choose the diameter of your stepper motor. I'm guessing the outer diameter will effect th...

Making your bed? I've searched for a fly cutter with an 1/8" shank and have yet to locate one. If anyone were to run across such an (awesome) item, please post it in the 'useful links' section and please create a corresponding wiki entry. -Edward While not a fly cutter, might this work for a wood b...

nio wrote:Ok RedOko, but i'd like test it to adjust the machine, but i don't understand why i'm the only i've this problem, or the rest of the people have readjust the example??

Maybe you have 200 steps/rev stepper motors instead of the 400 step/rev motors. That would make yours seem twice the size...

CptanPanic wrote:So to upgrade x/y to nema23, all you need is new pulleys?

Nema23's attach with M5 not M3 fasteners. Not clear if either are included in the kit.

On the old Forum Edward was discussing his dual drive set up, driving two motors from the same driver. On this forum, the drive shaft concept has survived, but not the dual motor one. I think I am going to build mine with the dual motors, but can't seem to find a parts list for the additional parts ...