Probotix Parts?

[japcas]

After reading the thread about the cnc router I checked out their website and I have a few questions now. I'm not interested in a cnc router but I am interested in building a small cnc mini mill or 9x20 lathe some day. I have no experience building one at all though I do run cnc and manual machines for a living.

Are any of you guys using any of their cnc parts such as breakout boards, power supplies, and stepper drivers? I don't see any parts on their website to cnc a lathe with threading capabilities either. Can I use their parts and add a board from someone else to pick up the spindle position for threading or do I need to buy all of the boards from the same place. They seem to have decent prices on their boards and drivers. Any info would be appreciated.

[Rustybolt]

You'll probably be better off getting the parts from the same place they get theirs. Check out , The CNC Zone, website there are dozens of suppliers of parts and software there. If your're fairly handy it isn't hard to put something together.

[Tin Falcon]

I have not used there products but there kits should be applicable to a mill or lathe just get the right sized kit. as far as threading you just need to hook up a speed sensor to the spindle of the mill or lathe one pulse per rev is fine.
a cnc system is a power supply breakout board motor controllers motors a computer and software. It is just a matter of adapting the motors to the machine and setting up the software.
I am just finishing up a mill project based on a gecko 540 this is a semi plug and play mother /breakout board with plug in controllers just hook up a PS and plug the motors in then load the XLm file into Mach 3. Keiling engineering has package setups based on the 540 the G 540 is made in USA take a look just a satisfied customer.
My build blog here

Tin