[Winnfield]

yeah, that's the simple math of it, but it won't give you any indications of how accurate your machine will actually be. You won't find a job to do on that machine where the electronics you are talking about will be your stumbling block.

[SwampDonkey]

yeah, that's the simple math of it, but it won't give you any indications of how accurate your machine will actually be. You won't find a job to do on that machine where the electronics you are talking about will be your stumbling block.

Thanks, thats excellent news. If I can mark the steppers and drivers off the list as "no further upgrading necessary" then that's progress. Its now up to me to eliminate mechanical bottlenecks and I love a challenge

[SwampDonkey]

Is there any reason why 425oz steppers would be a bad idea for the LMS SX2?

[Mad Welder]

Is there any reason why 425oz steppers would be a bad idea for the LMS SX2?

It really depends on your machining requirements...i.e. what material will you be machining on your machine?? once you can answer that you'll then know your cutting torque requirements.