Boxford V10 Build - 2.1

I stopped using flood coolant (what a mess). I built a simple MQL (Minimum Quantity Lubrication) system using a $15 fish tank air pump and a modified grease gun. It sips about 50ml of ethanol/mist oil mix per hour. The surface finish on aluminum has gone from "chewed" to "mirror."

Happy machining.

This post covers the three major pillars of the 2.1 upgrade: , Spindle Refinement , and Workflow Automation . 1. The Brain Transplant: From GRBL to FluidNC For years, the V10 ran on a standard Arduino GRBL setup. It worked, but the step loss at anything above 800mm/min was infuriating. For Build 2.1, I ripped out the old Uno and wired in an ESP32 running FluidNC . boxford v10 build 2.1