I’ve been developing a CNC mill on and off for the past year. The mill runs the open source GRBL firmware on an Arduino with a CNC shield. It will mill plastics, foam and wood.
Features:
- 400x150x70mm milling space envelope
- Arduino and GRBL Shield controller
- 24V 2A PSU
- NEMA 17 Steppers on all axes
- T7 x 2mm leadscrew with antibacklash nuts on all axes
- Rigid supported rails with 4x SBR12UU bearings on X axis
- LM8UU bearings on Y and Z axis
- 500W spindle with 6mm collet chuck
For software, I’m using Inkscape, Makercam and GCode Sender. I’m looking at Fusion 360 for more complex 3d toolpath generation.
