Although this was pretty much a basement build, this is one of largest projects, yet.  For this CNC build, we went after a laser, wood, and aluminum cutter/carver. Comparable units from reputable manufactures are over $2000. This one came in under $800.
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What makes it such a big project is that we didn't just assemble it or build it from a kit.  It was designed from the ground up in Autodesk Fusion 360.  This included a custom built Arduino Uno shield.  The biggest part is an entirely new offering to the CNC community to drive GRBL - The Raising Awesome Carver.  This took tons of research and code to make a cool 3D interface with plenty of smarts for wood and laser carving.
Check out our build at Instructables:  <a href="https://www.instructables.com/Bigtime-Basement-Build-CNC-for-Laser-and-Wood-Proj/">Bigtime Basement Build CNC for Laser and Wood Projects : 8 Steps - Instructables</a>
Also, you can check out the <a title="test" href="http://raisingawesome.site/cnc">Raising Awesome Carver.</a> 
 
I'll be recording speed and power settings here as I learn:
Laser Black Acrylic:  3mm", 100% @ 700mm/min for 10 passes