MINIQ BG6300 milling table with stepper motors and joystick control

In this video I show you how I added the stepper motors to the screws of the MINIQ BG6300 milling table. To make it smoother, I added thrust bearings to both sides of the shafts. The plastic mounts are 3D printed from PLA. I designed them myself. Since I needed longer screws because of the additional bearings and the coupler between the screw and the shaft of the stepper motor, I did the following: I removed the y-axis screw and replaced it with the x-axis screw then cut it to length. Then, I cut a new threaded rod for the x-axis and put the y-axis’ knob on it. The stepper motors could be stronger. The ones I use only provide 0.14 Nm torque, but slightly larger motors can provide roughly 0.6 Nm, so more than four times higher torque. It might worth the investment on the long run.

For the .step files and source code, visit my website: https://curiousscientist.tech/blog/adding-stepper-motors-to-the-miniq-bg6300-milling-table

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