The Benbox CNC 1310

I bought a Benbox CNC1310. As of now, I did some simple wood milling jobs. I am very pleased with the build (all aluminium/copper/metal – no plastic parts whatsoever.) The only negative aspects that come to mind are the limited workspace (130mm x 100mm, hence the “1310”) and the cheap clamps (the things to hold down the workpiece while milling.) Everything else is very nice. This is a machine well worth its money.

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Scrappy Arduino Pen Plotter with Nema17 Steppers

After seeing a really neat commercial Pen Plotter on Youtube, I decided the time has come to build my own Arduino Pen Plotter using Nema17 Stepper Motors and readily available 3D Printer spare parts.

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