Optical CNC

Hi Group,

I am new to this group and in the process of building my first HOBBY
cnc router. I plan on using stepper motors out of old dot-matrix
printers and motor drivers built around NJM3517 ICs. I have been
lurking for awile and see lots of new ideas being tossed around. Has
anyone gave some thought to using an optical sensor from a mouse as
guidance for the router? I see some mice (mouses) have up to 6000
frames per second and even wireless. Most computers already use the
mouse as an input, but could it be used with a router?

Standing by,

Jim