Precision machine control is harder than it looks (it looks hard)

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

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Today's episode of "I don't know when to quit" follows the assembly and integration of an all-new motion control cabinet for the milling machine, paving the way for more "what the heck am I doing with my life" in the form of 6 axes of step and direction control, closed loop encoder feedback, and virtually limitless pneumatically actuated gags.

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