3018 Pro CNC

Carbide Create v7 has a v carve inlay toolpath feature added. But I don’t want to pay for v7 as I run my own home-grown CNC. Also Carbide dropped GCode… Read more: V carve inlays with Carbide Create v6

Method Tools Toolchain Steps Generate Scaled Drawing – Inkscape Link to INKSCAPE Scaled drawings are required to set the path of the cutting tool. These drawings are vector drawings where… Read more: CNC Cutting – Tool chain

My 3018 Pro was supplied with GRBLControl. This software is used to send instructions to the CNC machine. These instructions are known as G-Code. If you choose to update your… Read more: Candle Software / GRBLControl

A list of the GRBL machine configuration options are can be found on GitHub. Use Candle or GRBLControl to read or write GRBL settings. (Any serial terminal program can do… Read more: Adjusting Machine Configuration

The settings that work best for me

Firstly make a note of your GRBL machine settings. My Settings Download the GRBL version you want to flash onto the controller board from GitHub. It is the ZIP file… Read more: Updating Cronos CNC Controller Board firmware to GRBL 1.1h

The controller board supplied with my 3018 Pro appears to match the picture above with one exception – the circuit board is red. This controller is supplied with GRBL 0.9… Read more: Cronos Controller Board

After a number of positioning errors and the machine making some nasty noises trying to move beyond limits it was obvious the addition of limit switches would be a good… Read more: Adding End-Stop Switches

Upgrade the 3018 Pro to Bluetooth This HC-05 module is compatible with the Controller Board. The Bluetooth socket on the board is a 4 pin and this HC-05 module has… Read more: HC-05 Bluetooth Module

Cheaper models are available but I liked this one as it has manual adjustment wheels.