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  1. Re: X Axis; 2 ball screws, 2 steppers or belt drive from 1

    lancaster and petereng

    Thanks for the advice. I will add some metal to increase stiffness as you have suggested. I never gave the ball-screw support as much focus as your advice is recommending....
  2. Re: X Axis; 2 ball screws, 2 steppers or belt drive from 1

    Thanks Peter,

    I had a similar thought on the X axis bearing supports, they are at 1/4" now I will beef up to 3/8 or 1/2".

    Kevin
  3. X Axis; 2 ball screws, 2 steppers or belt drive from 1

    Hi I am in the process of finalizing design of my 1st CNC Router: Z-300mm, Y-700mm, X- 900mm.

    My current design has 2 stepper motors driving 2 ball screws on the X Axis, the linear rails/guides...
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