Hey,
I've been lurking on CNCZone for some time, and finally decided to take the plunge and build a CNC Router. I'm at a very early stage at the moment, just looking for the major components and I could do with a little advice from the experts!
Motors/Drivers/Power Supply - I've come across various sites selling the necessary components here in the UK, but they generally seem much more expensive than their US counterparts, am I just looking in the wrong place? The cheapest 'kit' I've found is £350
here, which is pretty steep, could anyone recommend any cheaper alternatives?
Leadscrews - I've found Trapezoid (pretty much the same as Acme) leadscrew on ebay, along with suitable nuts, I don't have any equipment to cut down the ends to fit in the bearings and couplers, alot of people seem to gloss over this subject on their builds, if I can't get the parts in this condition are their any other alternatives?
Apart from those I can't see any major hurdles, it's going to be a fairly modest sized machine due to space constraints, typical MDF construction with roller skate bearings. Looking forward to doing some building, itching to get started, thanks for any help