I tend to disagree with the author there. Microstepping isn't "bad". The biggest issue with hobbyist setups is that they have problems with the higher step frequencies required. If you have a good controller and driver you should probably go for higher micro stepping resolution. It will give you smoother motion (less vibrations/unintended frequencies) and better positional accuracy.
Anyways, for your use case it sounds like that isn't relevant. What positional accuracy do you need? What screws are you planning to use? Start there. Most likely a full or half step setup is more than enough for your purposes and just make sure you set the motion parameters right... The cheapest solution for X/Y positioning is going to be something like fixed voltage (just using some transistors to switch the stepper motor phases) and stepping via software at slow speeds.
What's your budget? What's your more precise requirements? (working area, accuracy, speed etc.?) What can you build yourself vs. buy? Depending on what you need and what you're comfortable building it's either a trip to your local hardware store or just buy a cheap off-the-shelf 3-axis CNC kit.
Anyways, for your use case it sounds like that isn't relevant. What positional accuracy do you need? What screws are you planning to use? Start there. Most likely a full or half step setup is more than enough for your purposes and just make sure you set the motion parameters right... The cheapest solution for X/Y positioning is going to be something like fixed voltage (just using some transistors to switch the stepper motor phases) and stepping via software at slow speeds.
What's your budget? What's your more precise requirements? (working area, accuracy, speed etc.?) What can you build yourself vs. buy? Depending on what you need and what you're comfortable building it's either a trip to your local hardware store or just buy a cheap off-the-shelf 3-axis CNC kit.