After a time with a multimeter and scope, the othewise-undocumented Cronos board for home-build cnc machines has revealed some of its secrets. Overall, it seems like a proper grown-up design with a ...

Paused for the summer is the CNC milling machine project, but an eye is being kept on suitable electronics. My set-up has external stepper motor driver boxes, and so on-board drivers are superfluous.

There are lots of laser cutters and other CNC machines available for a decent price online, but the major hurdle to getting these machines running won’t be the price or the parts. It’s usually the ...