TYPICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE ARDUINO CNC SHIELD:

The Arduino CNC Shield is designed for use in CNC, in which stepper motors accurately control a drill, cutting device, laser, engraver or other type of milling tool. As such, most of the projects involving this module are related to CNC programming and machining, and projects you could try at home include:

• Building your own CNC machine to drill holes, shapes or names into wood.
• Creating a laser cutting or engraving machine that cuts plastics or engraves metals.
• Converting a CNC machine from Parallel Port to Arduino and GRBL – allowing you to control the machine from your computer or mobile device.
• Crafting a 3D scanning table for scanning in precise models of objects – or yourself.

However, as ideas progress and GRBL is upgraded, so too will the possibilities for the Arduino CNC Shield. So try some of these projects yourself. You may be surprised at how easy they can become with the modularly designed Arduino CNC Shield.

EXTRA RESOURCES:

Arduino CNC Shield Setup Instructions

GitHub Official GRBL Development