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Iosender is indeed terrific. My only issue is that it’s built on libraries & languages only available on Windows but I use Linux in my shop…

One more thing. I’ve been a desktop-format hobby metalworker and Sherline customer for over 20 years, starting with their manual mill and just previously finished up a CNC ball screw mill conversion....

Unipolar stepper motors are available in 5, 6 and 8 wire varieties. The eight wire can easily be driven with a bipolar driver since you’re wiring it as a bipolar motor. The six wire can be driven...

One more suggestion. The Sherline supplied motors are usually six wire unipolar connected. Most newer stepper drivers for CNC require four wire bipolar motors.

Sherline will sell you a tapered cnc ready leadscrew for about $19/axis. If you can’t find what you need online, just call them. They’re really helpful.

I have a Sherline Mill that I bought in...