Pointers to more information

Pointers to more information

Posted Jul 30, 2020 18:58 UTC (Thu) by chrismakesstuff (guest, #140526)
In reply to: Pointers to more information by michaelkjohnson
Parent article: Open-source CNCing

Great info michaelkjohnson. I've never heard of the MakerForums community and am pumped to check it out. The Arduino-focused GRBL project certainly has always been up to the task of trying to do as much as possible with Unos, and now new boards are starting to come to market that are just as accessible and much more capable. When it comes to GRBL interface software options, CNCjs is another option that many of our customers have turned to if they find that UGS isn't meeting their needs. It's under an MIT license. There are even more options out there that you can find listed on the GRBL wiki, as well there are a handful that we've tested and put into a condensed list on our site resources.

One correction I felt I needed to add to what you said is that you mentioned the LowRider CNC as a CNC design that typically uses very few or zero 3D-printed structural parts but this isn't the case. Though it's feasible that the LowRiders parts could be machined, it's ultimately been designed to be heavily 3D printed just as the MPCNC is. These DIY kits also tend to still be split between spindles and routers since trim routers can be lower cost than many spindle options while being a self-contained system and still provide a large RPM range like the Makitas 10-30k RPM capabilities. Ultimately you summarized all the remaining options very well.

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