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A finished burn<\/p><\/div>\n

Tucker Shannon has built himself a CNC wood burner rig and is using a Raspberry Pi to control the stepper motors that position the arm. He’s taken photographs of the build and you can see them here<\/a>. A video is at the bottom of this post!<\/p>\n

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All breadboarded up!<\/p><\/div>\n

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http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/uNU0DG0.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

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Tucker Shannon has built himself a CNC wood burner rig and is using a Raspberry Pi to control the stepper motors that position the arm. He’s taken photographs of the build and you can see them here. A video is…<\/p>\n

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