I'm looking at building a router tabel about 24" by 36" by 8" and I'm kinda at a stall point. I plan on using probably a 1-2 hp router at the most. I would like to make this so it could be a production machine.(doing engravings for raised panels) I would like to use 10 tpi Acme screws on the table and I'm not quite sure what size steppers to go with. If I could get good performance out of the NEMA 23's that would be ideal but stepping up to the 34s is going to be a push. I plan on using the Xylotex driver for cost reasons and it should be big enough to run the 34s but do I need something that big. I'm kinda a novice at this and just plain cheap.
Has anyone heard yet what the gecko USB drivers are going to be running for price yet?