I have completed a small 3D router to the mechanical stage as one of my retirement projects. I am now at the electronics stage and are looking for the best way to make it go. I have mark3 and have used AutoCad for years being involved in many areas of mechanical engineering. Now looking at drivers etc for my router. It will probably be Gecko, but I like the idea of making something up from a kit. My machine has a working area of X = 285mm, Y = 345mm and Z = 75mm and I have two motors on the y axis similar to the PDJ type of setup.
I am in New Zealand, have a home workshop with a small lathe and mill and live in a town on the East Coast of the North Island. Still keep fit by cycling and taking part in bike racing and have made up a few bike parts as well as a recumbent bike. It scares the hell out of me, mainly because it is fast and you cant see the front wheel. That unnerves me a bit.
Another current project is model ships, of the display sailing type.
I am new to the forum and already finding a lot of answers.
My real name is Denis, Neddy is just a nick name.