# Use of Z axes motor without purchasing full kit **URL:** \ **Category:** No Judgement\ **Created:** [January 22, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/use-of-z-axes-motor-without-purchasing-full-kit/2011 "2018-01-22T13:53:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Moxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Bruce\_Moxon](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Bruce_Moxon)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/use-of-z-axes-motor-without-purchasing-full-kit/2011/1 "2018-01-22T13:53:00Z")
Hello all , I am looking to order the x & Y axes motor plus the maslow shield and the z axes motor . The bracketry i can make myself and as i will be using my existing Trend router . For this reason i dont want to purchase the complete kit , However on the Maslow store page it says of the z axes motor (The z-axis kit is an add on and is not usable without the full Maslow CNC Regular Machine Kit.). why is this ? is there some thing disabled on the motor shield ? . If anyone knows why the z axes cannot work without having first purchased the full kit I would appreciate knowing why Thanks Bruce ---
**Author:** ![madgrizzle](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/madgrizzle/32/1372_2.png) [@madgrizzle](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/madgrizzle)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/use-of-z-axes-motor-without-purchasing-full-kit/2011/2 "2018-01-22T13:56:27Z")
It uses a port on the motor shield that comes with the full Maslow CNC Regular Machine kit. Without that, you can’t control the Z-Axis motor. Nothing is disabled. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Moxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Bruce\_Moxon](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Bruce_Moxon)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/use-of-z-axes-motor-without-purchasing-full-kit/2011/3 "2018-01-22T14:50:31Z")
So if I where to purchase the maslow shield as i intended , all should be well ? thanks for your reply madgrizzle ---
**Author:** ![Keith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/keith/32/1332_2.png) [@Keith](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Keith)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/use-of-z-axes-motor-without-purchasing-full-kit/2011/4 "2018-01-22T14:50:51Z")
If you are buying the maslow shield you will be able to plug the z-axis into it, so you should be fine. I think the wording that it is not usable without the full kit is mainly so that people don’t think that the z-axis is a stand alone unit that will automate a z-axis in the absence of a motor shield and arduino (unless one provides their own electronic interface). ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Moxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Bruce\_Moxon](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Bruce_Moxon)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/use-of-z-axes-motor-without-purchasing-full-kit/2011/5 "2018-01-22T14:51:38Z")
Thanks keith , thats cleared up a worry ---
**Author:** ![Bee](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bee/32/2160_2.png) [@Bee](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Bee)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/use-of-z-axes-motor-without-purchasing-full-kit/2011/6 "2018-01-22T19:54:28Z")
@Bruce_Moxon Welcome to our group. I have been trying to decide if I should buy a set like you for a Plotter version of the Maslow. With the basic parts it is possible to build a custom Maslow type machine. Thank you