Hi Randy,

The cutting area will be almost 3.5 x 4.5. I really dont need it that big, A lot of my design considerations came from what parts were available from cncrouterparts and would need the least amount of modification to work. For instance, I made my Y axis 60" because I can get the 4" x 60" rails.

I currently have the Hobby CNC pro board with 4 axis and the Nema 23 305oz Motors. I am reusing them from my last build. I know most people are using Gecko drives, but the hobbyCNC setup is working really well for now. I may look into gecko's in the future if I blow up my HobbyCNC drive. I will post some pics of my controller setup in a bit.

I also have a BOSH router I think the model is 1617EVS and a K2 mount that I will be reusing from my last build. I still have to track down the company that makes the precision collets for that router. I remember looking at them quite a while ago.

I am sure at some point I will get a SuperPID, If I have enough cash towards the end of the build I may pick one up. I haven't read up on if they figured out the speed control from Mach 3 yet, If they have I just might take the plunge.

Here is a link to a video of my old CNC, I had a ton of problems with it, mostly because all the parts were cut by hand and I could never get it to cut square. YouTube - beamsjr's Channel