motors

[larry_k]

is the 740 oz NEMA 34 High Definition Stepper Motors
more like a standard shopbot motor or a alpha.
I am looking at making a stand alone indexer.
any help would be great
thanks larry

[jsmth]

Larry,
I have been considering converting a Vega wood lathe (has 2 axis duplicator).
A metal working lathe might work - don't 're-invent-the -wheel' any more than you have to. SB tech said they would sell the motor - but not offer tech support on it. Let me know how you do.
Jeff Smith
630-365-9488

[myxpykalix]

Here is a couple different pics of my steppers and indexer motor. I can't tell you the specific technical differences but you can look them up for reference. The indexer motor has an additional section on it, i suspect for more gearing.
These are from a 2006 Prt Alpha

Here is a link to a stand alone indexer someone made:
http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1418&highlight=stand+indexer