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Long time, no posting.
I was working on my build for few months and finally completed most of the work and had a first run today.
At some point I changed the design - instead of 1 X screw, I...

How about running Universal Gcode Sender on Pi and have it talking to Arduino running grbl?
I think it should work. I am planning on trying this.

Nightlight,

My ballscrews are SFU / RM 1605.
Here is the kit I am using for my build, it has information on all components:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/391930155935


Alex

I made some progress on the build:
1. Assembled the base. I used 10mm brackets to hold parts together (see attached picture). I think it is very solid. If I ever find that X rail has too much of...

Thank you Peter!

Thank you all for your feedback.
I saw quite a few designs with the central screw and my understanding is that as long as the distance between the cariers is not too short (at least 1/3 of distance...

Hi All,

I am new here and started a CNC build about a week ago.
It will be used mostly for wood and some aluminum.
I bought a rail/screw 1050/650/300mm set from eBay and spent few days...