/technologies/motors-and-drives/b/clem-s-cnc-control-project/posts/clems-numerical-control---sorting-the-pile-and-questions-for-the-communityInspecting what parts are in stock and some basic decisions. Most of the structural parts that make up my CNC project came from the prototype of an industrial 3d printer that I worked on a few years ago. The belt driven linear rails by CCM will sureen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/motors-and-drives/b/clem-s-cnc-control-project/posts/clems-numerical-control---sorting-the-pile-and-questions-for-the-communityThu, 11 Aug 2022 19:42:05 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:64a8b507-7c4e-49b8-91b5-372dfeda8783DAB1<p>Interesting project, I look forward to seeing the build.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=24210&AppID=391&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/motors-and-drives/b/clem-s-cnc-control-project/posts/clems-numerical-control---sorting-the-pile-and-questions-for-the-communityThu, 11 Aug 2022 15:29:57 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:64a8b507-7c4e-49b8-91b5-372dfeda8783dougw1<p>If you&nbsp; have 48V power and motors already, stick with 48V.</p> <p>I would go with closed loop.</p> <p>4 axis is fine - a good trade-off between usefulness and complexity / development time.</p> <p></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=24210&AppID=391&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">