CNC Router Remote Control

[@Lokalaskurar]

Very cool project! Doubly cool to see someone whip out a welder for an element14 video, big thumbs up

[@Workshopshed]

A good approach and excellent results. There are KVM extenders if you needed to do this with longer cables

[@kalebclark5826]

Thanks! I think I am going to build a little box, or find a nice metal enclosure for the computer and just keep it close under the machine.

[@Gilesone1989]

I have the same problem with my CNC, I will try to solve it like you did. Thanks for the idea!

[@AmRadPodcast]

Man that came out great. Nice work!

[@kalebclark5826]

Thanks!

[@jasonp4339]

I always wanted to do this for our makerspace

[@mirmuhammadfahad7133]

That was really cool! Enjoyed watching it.

[@kalebclark5826]

Thanks!

[@zer001]

Wow, this is so nice. Thank you for the Video.

[@kalebclark5826]

Thank you!

[@MAYERMAKES]

Oh yeah that waht I need to build as well, now there is a great starting point!

[@castlecodersltd]

Great video, really enjoyed it. It's definitely given me some inspiration, thank you

[@kalebclark5826]

Thank you!

[@warrenscorner]

That looks pretty awesome and a great idea! How does the Arduino talk to the computer running Mach4? Will this work with Mach3? Wouldn’t the laser etch some some labels into the acrylic?

[@DaveMcAnulty]

The Arduino just pretends to be a usb keyboard.

[@vair3273]

Might there be a wiring diagram for this project?

[@zaprodk]

How did you end up routing the HDMI all the way to the computer without it getting to be a mess? Also, technically, the HDMI on the touchscreen is an input :)

[@kalebclark5826]

The old monitor arm has channels for routing cables. And I moved the computer under the CNC, so its not that much of a mess with the cables.

[@jrsydvl7218]

Meanwhile, I'm using a 20 year old Dell laptop because I'm still using Mach3 with a parallel port.

[@Barneyscarpetcleaning]

Why not g28. You have a perfect index.

[@prestonknodelliii838]

Damn nice.

[@kalebclark5826]

Thank you!

[@MatheusFP104]

Where the HDMI input come from?

[@flippingwoodforcash9130]

Did you see my 1500cm x1250 cnc I made for £600

[@davidkclayton]

Are you left-handed?

[@kalebclark5826]

I am not. Why do you ask?

[@davidkclayton]

@@kalebclark5826 it would seem a little awkward to have the controls left side of the screen

[@kalebclark5826]

@@davidkclayton Ahh. The origin I use is front left of the machine, so when I am using this thing I am usually looking at that position. The device is front right of the machine, so when I operate it I am reaching over with my right hand.