New Teensy appears dead?
We saw this recently. A brand new Teensy straight from PJRC (the company that designed and makes them) appeared to be dead. No USB COM...


A probing yet touching question
I see a lot of questions about probing. There seems to be a belief that it requires special software support in the G code sender. The...


Are Assembly kits a ripoff?
I guess it was inevitable. Almost from the beginning, I have been providing kits to complete the breakout boards I offer. They are...


Why only one limit switch per axis?
I hear this fairly often. Why not have 2 limit switch inputs per axis - one for minimum and one for maximum? And, why not have a separate...


Help, my CNC machine doesn't understand GCode
I have seen countless variations on this cry for help. Usually it comes down to two possibilities: file extension or post processor....


Using a diode laser with grblHAL
Diode lasers are becoming quite popular and recently ones with 30 and 40 watt laser power have been introduced. I expect this trend to...
































