Thank you John.
I was having trouble coming up with a good way to mount the quill feed. Not many flat surfaces to mount the motor. I just made it easily removable but haven't had to. That little motor turns easily by hand when there is no power to it. That little motor is a 24V, 0.18A, 1.8 Deg. NEMA: 23 Step Motor from Marlin P Jones.
https://www.mpja.com/prodinfo.asp?number=15837+MS I may put a stronger one there. I am using it as Unipolar with 4 MOSFETs and quadrature signals on data bits 456&7.
The motors on the table are the biggest ones MPJ&A had, 7.8V, 2A, 1.8 Deg. NEMA 34 Step Motor
https://www.mpja.com/Stepper-Motor-18deg-NEMA-34-8V/productinfo/17457+MS and they're only $80.00. You know how I feel about the "holding torque" rating. There is no question about these having enough horse power. I am using the Step Motor Driver, 5A Max, Wide Range CW250
https://www.circuitspecialists.com/stepper-motor-controller-cw250.html They are $50.00 each. They get step and direction signals from data bits 0&1, 2&3. I put off spending the money for years. I'm glad I finally did.
Being a boat mechanic and a pack rat, I had the timing belt pulleys in stock from old Par water pumps. I just had to bore them to fit and ordered belts.
While it was engraving I felt like and expectant father in the delivery waiting room.