[SGVHAK] where to buy power supplies and steppers made in "free" countries

[Tux Lab]

Dave,

you mentioned a few place for steppers in the last SGVHAK meeting.
Can you give them to me again?   For the stepper driver I'm thinking
of using pololu's stepper motor drive.

I haven't heard back from open build regarding the country of origin
for their bearings.   Currently the least expensive "free" bearing
I've found are from McMaster R3s at ~$3 and R4 at ~$6, both are from
Japan.

thanks,

John


On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 3:35 PM, David Flynn <dflynn at oxfordvue.com> wrote:
> Look at the L6208N evaluation board (EVAL6208N) made in Italy.  Evaluation boards are a good source for projects.
>
> It doesn't take very powerful steppers to make a 3D printer move.  It only has to overcome inertia, it's not pushing a cutter through metal or whatever.
>
>
> Dave Flynn
> Oxford V.U.E., Inc.
> office (626) 256-6557
> cell (626) 893-6654
> dflynn at oxfordvue.com
>
>
>
> On Apr 22, 2013, at 3:11 PM, Tux Lab <project.tuxlab at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm gathering parts to build a 3d printer and I am wondering if anyone
>> has leads on where to find steppers and power supplies that are  made
>> in "free" countries as oppose to "non-free" countries like China,
>> Saudi Arabia, and Russia.
>>
>> The recommended power supply has a 12V/30A rating.   The steppers are
>> nema17s.   Gecko has the nema17  88oz-in  stepper at ~$45ea. while the
>> nema23 280 oz-in are $55ea for 4.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> John
>>
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