01/16/2020
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
I have programmed and ran CNC machines for over 20 years. I always said to myself that I wanted to have my own mill someday. In 2014 I bought the G0704 mill from Grilzzly tools. I ordered all the necessary electronics online to turn the small manual mill into a full 3 axis CNC. I custom made the necessary stepper motor mounts and couplings. For a control I ran Mach 3 software on a desktop PC with Windows XP. I fine tuned the stepper motors(accel/decel, rapid traverse rates, XYZ travel limits, etc.) until the machine ran smoothly. It was a really fun project. If you have an interest in DIY CNC please don't hesitate to contact me~Aaron