[tony001]

new builder here looking for a little help i've built a few 3d printers using ramps and duet wifi

but never built a cnc machine

i'm building a basic (1m square) 650mm square usable space about 4 motor cnc now having never built a cnc i'm after advises of movement controllers and the brains of the machine what would you recommend whats hot and whats crap anything stand out above the rest ??

any help would be gratefully received

[awerby]

The G-540 from Geckodrive is hard to beat for reliability and ease of installation. It includes a breakout board and 4 drivers. You'll still need a USB or ethernet adapter to run it, though.

[cyclestart]

Who is Brian ?
For control
uccnc (cncdrive) is popular and looks pretty painless. I'd probably look here first if determined to use Windows.
linuxcnc also popular but maybe a little more pain (longtime user here)
Mach3 is still popular but it's kind of legacy-ware these days
Mach4 replaces Mach3 but I think it's more limited on hardware selection than Mach3 (I'll gladly stand corrected on that point)
grbl is easy but less feature rich than any of the above
Centroid Acorn, limited hardware selection and more expensive than any of the above when optioned out. Should be rock solid though,
Probably missing some others, pick your poison.

edit/ with a printer background these guys may be on your wavelength
https://docs.v1engineering.com/elect...rlin-firmware/