A real spindle

is like a threaded rod, but the threads are much thinker and durable, and there
are two main kinds of them, the cheap trapezspindel, and still one of the most
widely used spindles in the world, the down side to it however is its backlash,
some programs can compensate for it but a better way to deal with it is an anti-
backlash system to eliminate it all togeater. The most popular trapezspindle is
often made out of copper, as copper is considered self-lubricating.

Limit switches
comes in all shapes and sizes, but they all do the same thing, they turn on and off
when something comes near or touches them. They will sometimes need their own power
supply (this is mostly common with the proximity sensors) to send a signal. A nice
word of advice is to set up your switch to send a signal when it is not active, and
not to send a signal when it is active. This is called negating a signal, and can
be done in most of the programs you use to run your machine. Here is the reason. If
you set your switches to be active when they are touched, they will only send a
signal when the machine is at the end of its working area. The problem is, if there
is some sort of fault in the switch or one of your wires has broken, cut or fallen
off, the switch will not
send a signal indicating that the machine is at the end of the line, and it will
run straight in to your frame with a high risk of damaging something! This can be
avoided by doing the reverse thing, setting the switch to not send a
signal when it is activated, in this case if there is a faulty connection
somewhere, you will get the warning as soon as you start your system. This is
common practice on almost any safety system out there.

Extras
There is all sort of extra stuff to add to your machine, depending on what you
would like to have or see, one of the most common things to add is a display with
the computers DRO (digital read output) this screen tells you where your machine is
in X, Y, Z, C coordinates. There is also display showing the amount of voltage
or amps your system is using, this can be used to see how stressed your system is,
the more stress the more juice is needed to run. This also inclueds buttons for
manuel control,

Axis Details:

X Axis
travel: 14"
Drive: Toothed Timing Belt
Speed: 60" min
Acceleration: 1" per second2
Resolution: 1/2000"
Pulses Per inch: 2001

Y Axis
Travel: 10"
Drive: Toothed Timing Belt
Speed: 60" min
Acceleration: 1" per second2
Resolution: 1/2000"
Pulses Per inch: 2001

Z Axis (up down)

Travel: 4"
Drive: Threaded Rod
Acceleration: .2" per second2
Speed: 12" min
Resolution: 1/8000"
Pulses Per Inch: 8000