RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 3D Printing

> ~$12 each for the Pololu drivers. And that controller does everything I

need

> from heating/sensing the hot end, to heating the bed, to controlling up to

5

> stepper motors (XYZ + dual extruders). If I wanted to have a separate CNC

mill

> and a 3D printer and I didn't expect to use it at the same time, then I

would only

> have to invest in 4 Polulus and could swap them from my RAMPs board to my
> GRBL board... I fail to see a negative on this...

So you've a general purpose controller that can run a variety of machines.

Sounds like a PC to me. Can you watch cat videos as well while machining?
(That's either positive or negative depending on your point of view.)

Tony