hello, I need help with the construction of co2 laser engraving, I use mks dlc32 with Nema 17 stepper motors, 1.7A, I don’t use the Z axis and the Y axis is quite heavy, so I would like it to be driven by two motors, is it possible for the driver and motor of the Z axis to copy the movements of the Y axis, that way it would have more power and reliability in operation, that means the Y axis would be driven by one driver and a motor that drives it regularly plus another driver with its own motor from Z axis,I hope my question is reasonable😁
You dont mention which firmware you use; but in general this is very possible; and afik all popular firmwares support it.
One wrinkle is homing/keeping the Y axis level. It is usual to have a endstops on both of the Y-axis drives. So that when you home you also ensure the axis is ‘true’.
- This complicates wiring and config;
- If you rely on just one endstop and one motor ‘following’ the other you can end up with the motors locked slightly out of step, and the axis slightly slanted.
- This is avoidable if both ends of the axis are homed together.
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hello, thank you for your reply and for your effort, I think PlatformIO is installed in the mks dlc32, and I am trying to solve how to drive one axis by two motors that would be located on the same sliding plate, one close to the other and they would rotate in the same direction.