An interesting Arduino project has been published to the Instructables website showing how an Arduino CNC shield and controller has been used to create an awesome 3 axis Arduino CNC plotter.

Instructables user Ardumotive_com has published a new project that explains how to create your very own Arduino powered mini CNC plotter.

If you take either of these routes you don’t need to know much about CNC, but why not use the tool to learn? This is what [Wootin24] did when building a 3D printed plotter with DVD drive parts.

Learn how to build a mini CNC drawing machine using Arduino in this simple DIY project. This video guides through the process of creating an easy drawing machine at home, perfect for beginners ...

In fact, if your 3D printed parts look good enough, this could probably pass for a commercial product. For the electronics, the plotter uses an Arduino Uno and a matching CNC Shield.