Lowest cost CNC component kits

Wire up your own CNC control system.

Reusing your OEM DC servo motors

Centroid's "All in one" board has everything needed to control a knee mill, small bed mill or small to medium lathe. Included services are:

3 each built in servo drives will power servo motors up to 40"/lbs in size. Servo motors require a mounted ENCODER.
PLC for monitoring inputs (limit switches) and relay outputs to control machine features such as spindle power (including VFD), autolube, or flood coolant.
All Centroid CNC control boards include a motion control computer. This improves performance while providing operator safety.

The All in 1 board is our lowest cost component kit. Download our pricing and list of required components needed to build a full CNC control .

Other CNC control board sets

A "CNC control Board Set" is the primary component in a Centroid CNC control. Selecting the correct board set depends mostly on the Servo drives you intend to use. Here is an outline of what you should consider.

For DC servo motors larger than 40"/lbs in size, Powered by Centroid ACDC drives. The OAK board will work well as will the GPIO4d board set.
For DC servo motors larger than 40"/lbs in size, Powered by an existing third party servo drive. Select the GPIO4d board set.
For AC brushless servo drives configured to work in velocity mode. Select the GPIO4d board set.
For AC brushless servo drives configured for position mode including new Yaskawa or Delta servo drives select the OAK board set.
For machines retaining their OEM Fanuc servo motors Centroid offers a board and software set engineered especially for this purpose. Contact Machines in Motion, Inc. for more information or Download this price sheet for additional details.

Selecting DIY Control Hardware

How much or how little you purchase is a balance between "faster, easier" and "lower cost".

Machines in Motion, Inc. is here to deliver the goods and assist you in your selection.