Hi everyone,

i was wondering, has anyone built their own servo-feed? I am looking to build my own, but don`t want to waste too much time on this if i can buy one outright.

The servo-feed i am looking for would have to be able to push a 1.5inch wide strip of .045 thick coil in a punch press. What i am thinking of is a double row of 2 cylinder in a clamping system, one set to wich a stepper is geared to, and the second set would have a encoder tied up in a closed loop with a small programable pic to control the advance and length of movement.

Any info is gladly welcomed!