Any experience with cnc-step machines?

Maybe I didn't mention that clearly enough:
I do not have any hardware, yet. I try to figure out which machine to get without having to run a WindowsPC. The mentioned type of machine happens to be a supplier in my country, which perhaps makes communication and delivery etc. a bit easier.
So It might be an option to buy the mechanical parts incl. the stepper motors without the controller.
Maybe I lack some basic knowledge. As I understand it, "information chain" is like this:
PC -> controller card (in this case the recom. mesa cards) -> motor drivers (as in power electronic) -> physical stepper motors).
If that is right, from what I read here: www.cnc-step.com/wp-content/uploads/2021...ero-4-35A_EN_2.1.pdf
(page 26 ff) it seems controller and power circuit seems to be a all-in-one custom setup.

The second-hand section has no machine of the needed size and I remember that I once called them about those and the answer was some "oh those are outdated and the information unmaintained".
And I'm pretty sure too, that they had kits before.
But I just noticed there is a supplier who has basic kits and accessories:
www.sorotec.de/shop/CNC-Mills/Alu-Line-Mills/
(the gantry variant seems to be a solid starting point as it is meant to be driven by 2 steppers for the x-axis).
(Maybe I should start an extra thread for finding the right machine/parts set for me..)

Will be quite some work for me to get the BOM complete, though.

I meant the BOM for the missing parts. As in all motors, controller boards, cables, router spindel etc.
Might need quite some help with that, I guess

As for the weight, they seem to got there a bit of mixup, I guess the apprentice maintaining the site, missed some spots after c&p . IN the end, it will be delivered on a palette anyways..

Sadly the german punctuality has gone big style (the trains are 70% in time at best), but in exchange we got even more bureaucracy.

BUT!!! metric system!

mclien wrote:

BUT!!! metric system!

Yes! Who is going to raise that with Donald Trump to get with the program

Bikes are a different kettle of, on the street out right HP doesn't mean a lot, ask the guy on Fireblade I cut up and easily got away from on old KLR- 250 four stroke that I used as my courier bike. Get a guy who can use 75% of the power of a modern sports bike and you've found someone who should really be club racing.
Obviously racing is a different kettle of fish.
Anyways as for these control boxes, why do they insist on using lower power connectors for the steepers ?