CNC - Router / Engraver

I have been wanting to use my left over controllers Hictop 3D Printer Ramps 1.3 / 1.4 Controllers to make a Router / Engraver.

I was thinking of something in the neighborhood of 300mm x 300mm x 10-30mm.
Now having knowledge of Marlin could this firmware be used in a simple CNC Router / Laser Engraver based modified firmware.
If someone has seen or already made something of this nature would be interested in seeing the Firmware / Hardware plans


Thank you

Marlin can definitely be used. CNC routers also use gcode, just like 3D printers. The only thing is that marlin doesn't have any spindle control built in, but you might not even need that depending on what you use for a spindle.

Laser engraving is definitely possible with Marlin. There are several add-ons for Inkscape to generate gcode.

... I'm building CNC-applications around Marlin4Due and Pronterface - did some minor modifications in Marlin4Due and heavy changes in Pronterface, but most "CNC-tasks" would work with the original programs too

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