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Hi guys, I'm from downunder (Australia) and about to embark on converting a X3 Seig mill (G0463 Grizzly) to CNC. Most conversions on these mills use nema 23's on both x and y axis and nema 34 on z axis and popular setups use Mach 3/4, uncnc or LinuxCNC.

I'd like to reduce the chance of missed steps with the nema 23's and use higher powered 34's on all axis. My original thought was to use LinuxCNC (Probe basic with conversational capabilities) mesa 7i76 and TB6600 drivers. Other option Masso G3 touch (nice but expensive)

Then I came across the buildbotics option, looks to have some nice feature although only 36 Volt is a bummer. Price is up there a bit and looks like the Gcode a bit less mature than LinuxCNC and Masso.

Can i get some feedback on pro's- cons on the options I've just mentioned please and if/why the buildbotics would be a better option.

Also what would be good fleebay, amazon or aliexpress type nema34's to use with the buildbotics controller?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to lesson the brain strain this is causing in my head atm

Kind Regards

Hi Gray, I think the lack of response your question is an answer?? I think cons and pro depend on the person. For me, a huge con is related to the fact I am a very novice user and the Buildbotics seems to be geared at the person who is willing to add features missing that is already available in most other controllers. Like homing. I purchased the Buildbotics thinking I would get a better version of the Onefinity controller since the Onefinity was built on it. But looks like the Buildbotics stops at must haves and leaves the rest to user. The answer is "its open source". If you are comfortable with the fact you are going to have to figure things on your own, the neat package. If you are not comfortable with building macros and adding features and tweaking sittings, I would suggest something else.

Sorry for the slow response to this question. I don't really keep up on the capabilities of other controllers and I think our web pages at buildbotics.com give a fairly clear description of our product.

You may be able to find the information you are looking for in the product reviews provided by our customers. You can see the reviews at our web store at https://store.buildbotics.com/buildboti ... ontroller/ . Just scroll to the bottom of the page to see the reviews. They all come from people who have purchased the controller. No reviews have been deleted or edited.