Drive motors added and tested
June 1st, 2009
After discovering the tedium of hand-turned operation, I decided to go the extra step of fully automating the machine. I found some Tamiya planetary gearbox motors at Fry’s and coupled them to the drive screw via belt and pulleys. I chose gear motors over stepper motors because the friction of the positioning stages is so high. I am now trying to figure out how to best mount the optical encoders.
