YADH - Yet Another Dividing Head

[scrdmgl]

Hi Neophyte:

I read your article about your Dividing Head adaptation and it so happens that I'm planning a similar conversion using a 10" Rotary Table. To that effect, I decided (empirically) to go for a NEMA 23 Stepper Motor 200 steps, 24 V, 3A, 360 oz.in double shaft to allow attachment of a crank wheel at the other end. Since I don't have the capacity to program o assemble a driver and controller, I decided to go for a "stand alone" Programmable Driver/Controller sold by a guy by the name of Bryan Mumford in California.
It looks like a big calculator and can do all kinds of stuff including jogging and continual rotation plus makes built-in adjustments for "slack" or free play. By the way you obviously run into that situation, were you able to program your controller accordingly?
Also, what size and specs is your motor? If you wish you can write to me at scrdmgl@gmail.com

Regards from Toronto, Canada

Jorge