The open-source grbl project has produced software that allows an Arduino to control a three-axis CNC machine – it is the software within ‘3018’ and related low-cost Chinese-made CNC desktop routers.

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I remember when building a computer used a batch of S100 boards. These were 8-bit machines that took up a rack and might even include a bunch of toggle switches and lights for programming. These days ...