Choosing the correct power supply for my stepper motor (and other questions)

The electronics in the A4988 do not require much current so there should be no problem powering a number of them from the Arduino 5v pin.

The link in Reply #8 is to the Allegro datasheet. It is probably ore useful just to follow the guidelines on Pololu's A4988 web page. I think they even have a video about setting the current limit.

...R