Converting a 3040T Chinese CNC to run on an Arduino (part 2)

Taking the guts out of the original 3040T CNC controller box, and converting it to run on an arduino UNO and grbl 1.1h. Well, let's see how that goes!

Wiring diagram:

Download grbl here:

Stuff used:
(the following links are affiliate which means that, if you buy through those I may make a buck. Just saying!)

-TB6600 stepper drivers

-Arduino UNO and CNC shield

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Gut Check -Ethan Meixsell
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[stalwartcomputers]

Top job again man!!
Loving the content & the work behind the scenes! Can't wait to see more👨‍💻👌

[yksw]

I hope you are doing well. Silence can mean a lot of things, one of which is a lot of work and personal satisfaction. I prefer to think that way.

[jimmymark]

good work bro👍👍👍，same for me wish u could have done it 1-2years ago.. done mine too..thanks to you there a many of us out there still needs this video.. also I would like to thank the guys who made GRBL most important open source. God bless you all GRBL. Also the ones who made arduino and all the clones too😜 so it becomes cheap...Now everyone who has a home workshop can make their own CNC easily. This world is meant be shared and love to have people like u. Keep up the Good work. Thanks bro.💕

[axelSixtySix]

Hey Zep, actually you can get an all in one GRBL board which allows TMC drivers or 1/32 microstepping (vs 1:16 for the CNC shield). The all in one board is laser/spindle control ready. The overall price tag is lower than an Arduino+Shield. Of course, you can still use external drivers. The software procedure is similar to arduino (actually a part of the board is an arduino mega clone). Search for Keyestudio CNC GRBL V0.9 (there's other brands that proposes similar boards too, some you can add a touchscreen : MKS DLC 2.0 for example).

[raydelgutierrez]

Love your videos and sense of humor. I had a 3018 cnc i ran it on easel. Would your upgrade work with easel because I prefer to use easel for my projects

[Mourners_Lament]

Bro I wish you made this like a year ago, had to figure everything out myself

[savvaskyriacou]

Hi my friend. I am just like to know if the CNC working as any other GRBL machine or has any limitations?
Ευχαριστω

[madmaker]

great job and great video and most importantly great to have you back. but there is a question kept bugging my mind why didn't you use the stepper drivers that was in the control box?because parallel port pins go directly to the control signals of the drivers or through an opto - coupler so I thought you would just wire the arduino pins to their matching pins of the parallel port.or correct me if I missed something in the video 😅

[vapoureyes]

Could you send me a photo of your setup for the 6 switches on the tb6600 as I am unsure, I have the same machine and have everything re wired
Enjoyed your video

[steliosstamatakis]

Με τα stop switches τι εκανες στους αξονες?

[hobbyrob]

Hello sir,

Will you give the connection schematic

the connections from Arduino CNC shield to the drivers please?

friendly and healthy greetings from the Netherlands!
Rob

[_briansaldien]

Can you make it based on stm32f407 board, i think it will be have better processing

[theviking]

ελπιζω να στο εστιλε σπονσορας, δεν ειχε νοιμα να αγορασεις ενω ειχες ενα diy που ηταν και πολυ αξιοπρεπεις

[leonidaszepidis]

Θέλω ενημέρωση και στα Ελληνικά...Ενδιαφερωμε για ενέργεια..ρεύμα, σε εξοχικό.

[JEYD]

Πάντα μου το λέει η γυναίκα μου... αν σκεφτείς κάτι άσχετο πες 6 νούμερα τζόκερ...το πρωί είπα «που ναι αυτό το παιδί» Μας χρωστάει βίντεο. Και να τος.