Hello all! I'm new to the cnc retro world. And wanted to purchase a CNC trainer lathe. However I decided that it would be more beneficial in the future to build a 4th axis . I am curious about motor sizing in regards to weight holding/stopping/starting. I purchased my mill already converted and need to install limits and homing switches. And for some reason my mach 2 doesn't show any activity in the encoder portion of the screen. ( but that's a different issue)
Any insight to proper sizing to hold ( start / Stop precisely ) will be greatly appreciated. I'm guessing my maximum weight to be 10#.
I would only like to build this unit once. No upgrades for heavier product or motor inefficiencies.