I'm a retired programmer (Unix/Linux). I recently reconnected with my FIRST boss from 40 years ago. Long story short we are building CNC machines using used Delta Tau PMAC. We take a Raspberry Pi and connect it to the serial port of the PMAC to create a 'control head'. I've written a GUI program so my former boss can better control his CNC machines driven by PMACs. To complete the programming, I will need to actually build a CNC machine of some sort, so I can test features (like showing the GCODE as it executes).
Is this even remotely interesting to anybody? What's a good home CNC machine to build?
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