Headless? without a controller?
Headless? without a CNC spindle
CNC = Computer Numerical Code
without computer or numerical code NOT CNC?????
you could hold the spindle with your hand and not use G-code?
you could have wires from motors on a terminal strip
and touch power wire to each terminal to move motor you want to move
3 friends could be posted each on a motor
you could yell out your own Stooge code to coordinate movement?
hook up a pacman joystick to switch motors on and off
you could make up a pantogram type device and use hand / arm muscles to move around
move pointer on your paper and crayon drawing with mechanics moving spindle
Power controller ----- cmd X, Y, Z thru controller interface ---- freehand routing
there are many cnc machines that use sd card in controller --- no computer?
Hey your LCD controller has a micro controller (a little computer) in it
hey instead of commanding PLA squirt ---- you are commanding cutter to spin