Do you prefer marlin over GRBL? Have you tried putting on a bluetooth module on your arduino and run cuts using your android phone/tablet? I'm on the fence on switching or trying marlin because 32bit arm processor. But feature wise, I am not convinced. As the GRBL is easier on the fly to do setup changes.
Question : I plan to move from protenere and grbl to skr and marlin. Can I configure marlin with the same possibilities as grbl steps/mm, acceleration, acid revert and so on ?
Samuel Assem software-wise sure it's possible..then you have to worry about the hardware though! Clamping onto your heatbed, mounting your spindle where your extruders are, the overall stiffness of you machine...and the amount of time it 'd get you to switch from the one setup to the other! But it's totally do-able in my head! 🍺
Liked subscribed. I've got a Shapeoko 2 that never used the Grbl board since I have owned it. I 3D printed with it using a RAMPS 1.4. Now 6 years later, I want to run it as a CNC and not a printer. I have driver which handle 4A for the RAMPS. Should I go with GRBL or Marlin? Does it matter?
Both will get the job done! I prefer the Mega-Ramps setup, along with a modified version of Marlin, just because you can run it on an sd card (no need for a computer to buffer the Gcode commands), you can adjust the feedrate live (as a percentage on your initial code), you can tweak an save your machine settings on the fly, run bed leveling cycles and small things like those. On the other hand, its been a while since I last used grbl to be honest!
Wondering whether this would be possible for gcode generated by Carbide Create for the Marlin based MPCNC. Replaced nc file as shown with .gcode though it did not seem to proceed...
Hey Marcy! I dont recall, right now, as I am using two tb6600 to drive my X and Y. But this is a purely mechanical option. I mean once you decide how much microstepping you want to run your motors with, then you just calibrate each axis (steps per mm) and you should be golden.
@@laserk40 sure! But instead of the A4988 pololu drivers I am now using some tb6600, still through the ramps shield. I think i have them at 1/8th microstepping.
Hey fellow, is it possible to post a video with your marlin's configuration.h explained, board you use, drivers and what else you think it's relevant. Thanks
Hey Jose! Sorry for the very late reply... It is a good idea, but I cant promise on that for the near future.. If it is of any help, I have my configuration.h already uploaded,several places on this channel. Let me go fetch it real quick..
Hey buddy. The modified Marlin firmware(orange-brown machine) you can find on Truong Cong Manh's channel (the creator), to where you can find a link under my according videos on the cnc make. Cheers!
I was wondering if anyone had done this. i might give it a try. Love the idea of SD card and display support. I am having a hard time understanding what you are saying sometimes with the buzzy mic and the accent. Thanks for the video. What changes did you have to make to the firmware to run CNC? You had to disable the bed and hot end temperatures, right?
thanks Jeff! Yeah thats right. You can find the modified version I am using in Truong Cong manh's channel. Link to that under my "talking software" videos on that build. Cheers!
@@ZepLabs Hello, I can't find the information about modified marlin in the "Truong Cong manh" channel, can you somehow indicate a link to download this modified marlin for cnc-router? Thank you, it would be very useful since I can't find any marlin that it works for me.
Hi Zep, I'm building a 3 printer (ender2 style) from scratch that I want to transforrm into CNC (lazer or micro mill) for fun. I got a spare MKS BASE 1.4 control board. What do you recomand me to do? Use it with marlin sofware + post processing after my CAD project (with fusion360) or dowload the GRBL firmware (mega) into it? Thanks a lot. I really enjoy your videos! Keep up with the good pace...
Hey Levisgil Much appreciate your feedback! Both options sound good to me! I believe I 'd go with Marlin, just because it is a but more customizable. Or at least in my head! Cheers
@@ZepLabs Thanks Zep for you response, So if I keep marlin and want to use the TFT32 screen with my MKS BASE 1.4 control board. For the TFT32 I only saw GRBL software. Do you know if the TFT could work like your LCD board for CNC for marlin?
Hey David! In fact, accuracy of such a machine depends on the hardware instead of the software! Has to do with your stepper motors (200 steps per revolution are the most common ones). Then if you are using , let's say an 8:1 gear reduction ( I 'm not using any reduction here!) , you go 200x8= 1600 steps per mm! If you had that motor coupled to a threaded rod to move your axis, which had an 8mm pitch, this makes 8mm movement per revolution or 1600/8 = 200 steps per mm! And at last, you could always use microstepping (which relates to your stepper motor drivers, I mean the hardware!) to get this number even greater! So regardless the control software you are using, you just type in there those numbers (how many steps has each one of your motors to make to move the according axis carriage for one milimeter) and you use it from there! Between the two of them, I find myself to enjoy Marlin the most, but this is for other reasons, on which I should make a video about!
Hello ! I really appreciate all your videos and the amount of work you've put into them. I need an advice on a project I am going to do. I have old CNC which is based on MS Dos and parallel port and I want to convert it to Arduino ( GRBL or Marlin) And I am not sure with which one to go. Have independent control and SD card on CNC with Marlin or use GRBL and PC. Option with GRBL is a bit cheaper but nothing serious. Thanks in advance ! :)
Hey Petar! Thanks for your feedback! Personally, I enjoy too much the extra little things Marlin has to offer, so I wouldnt go back to UNO anytime soon.. Other than that, both will work great! Also if I were to go back to a pc dependant relationship, I would maybe give a try to linuxCNC which also sounds promising..
@@ZepLabs Thanks for the reply! What are the little things that Marlin offers more than GRBL ? Also am I able to control Marlin via PC (same as GRBL) with maybe CNCjs or Universal Gcode Sender ? Last thing , for Marlin are you still using Trương Công Mạnh 's version or Marlin for CNC ?
i use aspire 8 and just used model maker post processor and it works with the same modified marlin for mill. And its good to not need pc to control cnc mill. Just had to mess around with z axis mine was going inverted :).
Alvydas Urbonas mo-del ma-ker.......noted! Thanks! Will give it a try(aspire too). Yep this setup is coming out really handy! I think just the live feedrate adjustment feature is enough to make somebody want it on his mill. Cheers Alvydas🍺
Rolingmetal you are not helping buddy,come on....8 years and how many days you said??! What could have been accomplished you said?? Nah, I 'm messing with you, won't do. Wise one what you wrote 🍺
Simple, nice and clear! thanks Zep Labs! Always a pleasure to see your videos;
bombero34fr thanks for watching them buddy! Cheers
Steps per mm Calibration how?
Do you prefer marlin over GRBL? Have you tried putting on a bluetooth module on your arduino and run cuts using your android phone/tablet?
I'm on the fence on switching or trying marlin because 32bit arm processor. But feature wise, I am not convinced. As the GRBL is easier on the fly to do setup changes.
Hiii there, Could you please tell me the software to create gcode for marlin cnc apart from Fusion 360....
search for "CAM Software comparison" or "Free CAM Software"
Do you know if the marlin or mpcnc .CH postprocessor will work on other CAM software?
Question : I plan to move from protenere and grbl to skr and marlin. Can I configure marlin with the same possibilities as grbl steps/mm, acceleration, acid revert and so on ?
Hey Bernard! Sure. As long as nothing changes on your hardware, I cannot see a reason why the numbers should be different.
Friend do you have any reference for setting up Marlin for CNC?
i wanted to run a 3d printer and a cnc mill on the same machine is it possible with modified software or even the unmodified one ??
appreciate it man
Samuel Assem software-wise sure it's possible..then you have to worry about the hardware though! Clamping onto your heatbed, mounting your spindle where your extruders are, the overall stiffness of you machine...and the amount of time it 'd get you to switch from the one setup to the other! But it's totally do-able in my head! 🍺
Check out a company called Stepcraft to see how you can use multiple tool heads on a single gantry (router, 3d printer, draw knife, laser, ect.)
Liked subscribed. I've got a Shapeoko 2 that never used the Grbl board since I have owned it. I 3D printed with it using a RAMPS 1.4. Now 6 years later, I want to run it as a CNC and not a printer. I have driver which handle 4A for the RAMPS. Should I go with GRBL or Marlin? Does it matter?
Both will get the job done! I prefer the Mega-Ramps setup, along with a modified version of Marlin, just because you can run it on an sd card (no need for a computer to buffer the Gcode commands), you can adjust the feedrate live (as a percentage on your initial code), you can tweak an save your machine settings on the fly, run bed leveling cycles and small things like those. On the other hand, its been a while since I last used grbl to be honest!
@@ZepLabs just what I wanted to hear. Machines already equipped with ramps and some fancy driver boards.
Wondering whether this would be possible for gcode generated by Carbide Create for the Marlin based MPCNC. Replaced nc file as shown with .gcode though it did not seem to proceed...
ha! nice little nod to AvE
hi, I put your Configuration_bed_leveling inside marlin, do I have to put the 3 jumpers for each xyz axis? microstep?
Hey Marcy!
I dont recall, right now, as I am using two tb6600 to drive my X and Y. But this is a purely mechanical option. I mean once you decide how much microstepping you want to run your motors with, then you just calibrate each axis (steps per mm) and you should be golden.
@@ZepLabs hi zep, in the video I saw that you use ramps 1.4
@@laserk40 sure! But instead of the A4988 pololu drivers I am now using some tb6600, still through the ramps shield. I think i have them at 1/8th microstepping.
@@ZepLabs ok thanks, greetings from italy
Hey fellow, is it possible to post a video with your marlin's configuration.h explained, board you use, drivers and what else you think it's relevant.
Thanks
Hey Jose! Sorry for the very late reply...
It is a good idea, but I cant promise on that for the near future..
If it is of any help, I have my configuration.h already uploaded,several places on this channel. Let me go fetch it real quick..
drive.google.com/file/d/1qBz_0IK9nqUzisb5kYU4wCsJO5HMHXk7/view?usp=drivesdk
There you go. My most recent version
Cheers
@@ZepLabs thanks! only uploading conf H and it will work? thanks!!!!
Hi friend. Could you share the cnc firmware. Or recommend a resource where I could do it.
Hey buddy. The modified Marlin firmware(orange-brown machine) you can find on Truong Cong Manh's channel (the creator), to where you can find a link under my according videos on the cnc make. Cheers!
good job Zep Labs!!! you 're the best
alex natse 🙏🏻👋🏻🍺
I was wondering if anyone had done this. i might give it a try. Love the idea of SD card and display support. I am having a hard time understanding what you are saying sometimes with the buzzy mic and the accent. Thanks for the video. What changes did you have to make to the firmware to run CNC? You had to disable the bed and hot end temperatures, right?
thanks Jeff! Yeah thats right. You can find the modified version I am using in Truong Cong manh's channel. Link to that under my "talking software" videos on that build.
Cheers!
@@ZepLabs Hello, I can't find the information about modified marlin in the "Truong Cong manh" channel, can you somehow indicate a link to download this modified marlin for cnc-router? Thank you, it would be very useful since I can't find any marlin that it works for me.
@@aviador58 sure! There is a link under this video of his (ua-cam.com/video/jlOyqca9AqM/v-deo.html). Check how this works for you!
Hi Zep,
I'm building a 3 printer (ender2 style) from scratch that I want to transforrm into CNC (lazer or micro mill) for fun. I got a spare MKS BASE 1.4 control board. What do you recomand me to do?
Use it with marlin sofware + post processing after my CAD project (with fusion360) or dowload the GRBL firmware (mega) into it?
Thanks a lot.
I really enjoy your videos!
Keep up with the good pace...
Hey Levisgil
Much appreciate your feedback!
Both options sound good to me! I believe I 'd go with Marlin, just because it is a but more customizable. Or at least in my head!
Cheers
@@ZepLabs Thanks Zep for you response,
So if I keep marlin and want to use the TFT32 screen with my MKS BASE 1.4 control board. For the TFT32 I only saw GRBL software. Do you know if the TFT could work like your LCD board for CNC for marlin?
Hello sir, can you explain to me. which one has high accuracy between marlin and grbl?
Hey David! In fact, accuracy of such a machine depends on the hardware instead of the software! Has to do with your stepper motors (200 steps per revolution are the most common ones). Then if you are using , let's say an 8:1 gear reduction ( I 'm not using any reduction here!) , you go 200x8= 1600 steps per mm! If you had that motor coupled to a threaded rod to move your axis, which had an 8mm pitch, this makes 8mm movement per revolution or 1600/8 = 200 steps per mm! And at last, you could always use microstepping (which relates to your stepper motor drivers, I mean the hardware!) to get this number even greater! So regardless the control software you are using, you just type in there those numbers (how many steps has each one of your motors to make to move the according axis carriage for one milimeter) and you use it from there! Between the two of them, I find myself to enjoy Marlin the most, but this is for other reasons, on which I should make a video about!
Skip to 1:00 before he talks. Skip to 2:00 before he says anything. Reason for low traffic, people leave the video before any info.
Hello ! I really appreciate all your videos and the amount of work you've put into them. I need an advice on a project I am going to do. I have old CNC which is based on MS Dos and parallel port and I want to convert it to Arduino ( GRBL or Marlin) And I am not sure with which one to go. Have independent control and SD card on CNC with Marlin or use GRBL and PC. Option with GRBL is a bit cheaper but nothing serious. Thanks in advance ! :)
Hey Petar! Thanks for your feedback!
Personally, I enjoy too much the extra little things Marlin has to offer, so I wouldnt go back to UNO anytime soon..
Other than that, both will work great!
Also if I were to go back to a pc dependant relationship, I would maybe give a try to linuxCNC which also sounds promising..
@@ZepLabs Thanks for the reply! What are the little things that Marlin offers more than GRBL ? Also am I able to control Marlin via PC (same as GRBL) with maybe CNCjs or Universal Gcode Sender ? Last thing , for Marlin are you still using Trương Công Mạnh 's version or Marlin for CNC ?
i use aspire 8 and just used model maker post processor and it works with the same modified marlin for mill. And its good to not need pc to control cnc mill. Just had to mess around with z axis mine was going inverted :).
Alvydas Urbonas mo-del ma-ker.......noted! Thanks! Will give it a try(aspire too). Yep this setup is coming out really handy! I think just the live feedrate adjustment feature is enough to make somebody want it on his mill. Cheers Alvydas🍺
Hi could you be able to send me the marlin for cnc firmware please!
Hey Toni! You can download it from the link you ll find under one of my "talking software" videos for that!
@@ZepLabs Sorry to bother you again could you be able to send me that link please i was trying to find it but really i cant find it
@@tonibudau6069 hey buddy! Sorry for the late reply. I m attaching the link right away..
@@tonibudau6069 there ya go!
ua-cam.com/video/8rFXGRw6NNI/v-deo.html
The intro was nice, but the cut to the next scene was a bit rough
Thanks for the feedback Peter! Noted for sure!
No changes 😊
Ωραίος τρελέ μου!! Αλλά κάνε και κανένα στα ελίνικος η βάλε υπότιτλους.
τι πλακετα εχεις 32βιτ?
Arduino και τα 2! Το ενα uno το αλλο Mega. 8bit!
looks like turkish coffee :D
Alperen Arslan some people call it turkish, others call it greek..depends on the coast you 're standing I guess! Same coffee, great taste! Cheers
Yes, name is not important :)
Don't change for the numbers Zep, it will only make you miserable.
Rolingmetal you are not helping buddy,come on....8 years and how many days you said??! What could have been accomplished you said?? Nah, I 'm messing with you, won't do. Wise one what you wrote 🍺
are you greek? your accent sounds a bit greek
Yup! You got it right!
great video, great info also awesome beard
the intro was alittle annoying tho
thanks for all the feedback bud! Sorry you didn't like the intro! Cheers
@@ZepLabs no problem im happy to have stayed tho it had great content i look forward to your future vids
please add subtitle, not my native language
Hey Ari! You mean in english?
Yes
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