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    Calculate motor/gear ratio on single axis

    It's an exciting one, that's for sure. I bought a 3D printer and plan on printing my short-term/prototype gears out of nylon. I plan on using Onstep for the actual tracking and GoTo part of the programming. http://goo.gl/eDk5K4 Most of the hard parts are completed already (meaning the software...
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    Calculate motor/gear ratio on single axis

    Thank you very much Nidum! Here is the link to a page with a 360 degree view: http://goo.gl/KOD0Vj And a link to a page that has images and instructions to the same exact thing I'm attemtping: http://goo.gl/YRX4Uk
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    Calculate motor/gear ratio on single axis

    Firstly, let me explain that I am mostly inept at mathematics. Piecing together the required information is becoming a real challenge because of that. I am motorizing a dobsonian telescope. I have read many accounts of success and the steps involved. The places where detail is commonly left out...