/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/cnc-mill-3d-printer-for-small-objectsI am Building a small device that will work as both a CNC mill and a 3D printer.I have decided to construct it out of some aluminium and steel pieces I already have, to keep the expense at a minimum.I am still mainly in the design phase, but I have ten-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/cnc-mill-3d-printer-for-small-objectsFri, 03 Jan 2014 20:45:45 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:8b0126d5-191d-4f9c-b5e8-0ad7e2d91fede14 Contributor1<p>Sounds like an interesting problem and it&#39;s fun playing with motors.&nbsp; I&#39;ve watched a lot of people struggle for a long time to get 3 to 4 coordinated axes working smoothly enough to get the job done.&nbsp; So I&#39;d suggest looking at one of the driver boards out there.&nbsp; I&#39;m using <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://github.com/synthetos/TinyG/wiki" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">https://github.com/synthetos/TinyG/wiki </a>with great success.&nbsp; It&#39;s very easy to use takes G-Code in via USB serial, and directly drives the steppers.&nbsp; I&#39;ve been using mine to drive a 3 axis CNC for a few years now.&nbsp; It&#39;s also the driver underneath several of the 3D printers currently on the market.&nbsp; So it will support both of your goals.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=16438&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">