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I have seen this or similar methods used with great success. This addresses both whip and slender ratio concerns.

CNC whipping ball screw - lead screw remedy - YouTube

I agree with “The...

When I tried to access the forum today, I was presented with the following warning page. See below(Reported Attack Page)


After clicking on the "Why was this page blocked" button, I got the...

Awesome.

We'll be passing through Toronto On Monday, on our way to Barrie for our daughters convocation ceremony at Georgian College. I really like sellers who offer local pickup. I can see and...

Could you provide a link to the seller or their name, all I can find are sellers from China. I realise that regardless the product is made in China, just trying for cheaper and faster delivery....

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I read through the awesome link you provided. Very informative and detailed.

Now to switch gears from Mach3 to LinuxCNC.

Fortunately I enjoy reading.

Must have plowed through...

I will check them out for sure. This looks like an excellent package.

Thank You

PCW_MESA - Thank you for your response.

So then, it would appear that the LinuxCNC+5i25+7i76 is superior to Mach3+Smoothstepper.

This was my original thought and what I think after rereading...

Disregard above questions, I read the manuals during lunch. It would seem the 5i25 is a fancy GPIO card and the 7i76 is a fancy BOB that can connect to the 5i25. No increased stepper rate provided....

So, my questions are.

1.) Is the combination of a Mesa 5i25+7i76 to LinuxCNC, what the Smoothstepper is to Mach3?

2.) Is motherboard selection as high of a priority when using the Mesa...

maybe we can request that this be retitled Fleury1982's picture forum:stickpoke