looking to build a machine

[OutcastZeroOne]

yeah, and im the kind of guy who when he runs into a mess up on a personal project may start it over so that its 100% otherwise OCD kicks in and even though I may be the only one to know of the mistake, it will drive me nuts till I do something about it.

After learning a bit more about Stepper motors and their drivers, im finding that voltage ratings may not be something i need to worry about so much since a good driver will only send whats needed. At least thats what im finding, casue, you know, the internet never lies.....

so far here is what im looking at for steppers.
Z axis:
http://www.mpja.com/Stepper-Motor-NE...info/33356+MS/
X/Y axis:
http://www.mpja.com/NEMA-17-102V-Ste...info/33358+MS/

Id have to remove that 14tooth pulley and put on a 16 unless its not going to be a big deal to configure, though a larger pulley would give a little better control.

I hope to make this thing as quiet as I can so I also have to shock absorber mounts on the way. Was going to use them on my Lulzbot mini but taking a closer look there isnt enough room for them to be used without redesigning the mounts and I dont really want to do that right now The frame I will most likely make from 1" birch ply with a few car audio tricks to reduce any vibrations. Ill be testing a few ideas and will share my findings with you all if any of you would like to try some of the tricks I test out. There is also a plastic CNC guy about 1/4 mile away from my apartment that Ive known for a long time that I may have cut some parts for me too. Time will tell.

[AutoWiz]

Id have to remove that 14tooth pulley and put on a 16 unless its not going to be a big deal to configure, though a larger pulley would give a little better control.

You got that backwards. Think of the drive gear as your pinion. More teeth mean a larger drive diameter and ultimately more travel per step. A smaller drive gear/wheel is what you want to keep the amount of steps per mm at its maximum for the greatest resolution.

[OutcastZeroOne]

You got that backwards. Think of the drive gear as your pinion. More teeth mean a larger drive diameter and ultimately more travel per step. A smaller drive gear/wheel is what you want to keep the amount of steps per mm at its maximum for the greatest resolution.

right, yeah, i did get that backwards, my bad there. need more coffee i think. running off 4.5 - 5 hours of sleep right now XD