Having your own CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine to do your own routing or cutting is very useful and fun, however some users find the to-and-fro between the computer and the CNC machine to be annoying. However this can be solved with the help of a Raspberry Pi which can be used as a WiFi transceiver for the CNC machine and thus allow remote control from another PC via WiFi.
This has been demonstrated by Instructables member eLVirus88 who shows how a CNC machine with a GRBL control board can be controlled over WiFi with not only a PC but with any web-enabled device on the local network. Doing so requires a Raspberry Pi to be dedicated to the CNC, and certain software such as GRBLweb to be installed however this is explained in detail.
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