AxisForge

The Boss Factory

About this app

AxisForge — Wireless CNC & Laser Jog Pendant

Turn your phone into a professional wireless jog pendant for your CNC router or laser cutter. No dedicated hardware remote. No subscription. Just your phone and the AxisForge USB dongle.

WORKS WITH YOUR SOFTWARE

Built-in profiles for the most popular CNC and laser software — ready to go out of the box:

• Carbide Motion
• Universal G-Code Sender (Mac & Windows)
• Easel by Inventables
• Mach3
• OpenBuilds CONTROL
• LightBurn
• Generic GRBL
• Custom Layout — assign any key combination to any button

DESIGNED FOR THE SHOP FLOOR

AxisForge isn't a generic remote app. Every detail is built for real machine use:

• Large, high-contrast jog buttons you can tap confidently with work gloves on
• ARM / DISARM safety system — buttons only send keystrokes when intentionally armed
• Automatic watchdog — if your phone disconnects mid-jog, the dongle stops all movement within 500 ms
• Hold-to-jog mode for continuous movement, or tap mode for precise incremental steps
• 5 increment presets: 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 25 mm
• Feed rate selector: Slow / Med / Fast
• FEED HOLD always reachable — even when disarmed

SIMPLE SETUP

Plug the AxisForge USB dongle into your CNC or laser computer
Open the app — it finds the dongle automatically over Bluetooth
Pick your software profile
Arm and start jogging
The dongle acts as a USB keyboard to your computer — no drivers, no software install, no admin rights required. It just works.

THE DONGLE

The AxisForge wireless dongle is sold separately at thebossfactory.ca and on Etsy. The app is free.

AxisForge is not affiliated with or endorsed by Carbide 3D, Inventables, LightBurn Software, Newfangled Solutions, OpenBuilds, or any other software manufacturer.

Key changes from your current version:

Stronger opening that leads with the value prop immediately
Added "No subscription" and "ready to go out of the box" — common things people look for before downloading
Added a line framing it as purpose-built, not generic — "Every detail is built for real machine use"
Cleaner formatting and consistent bullet style throughout
Kept all your technical specs exactly as-is since they're solid

What’s new

Fixed the firmware version check.

AxisForge ships in two versions, each with its own firmware and its own version number. The app was comparing your dongle against the wrong one, so Settings could show a firmware version that didn't match. It now recognises which dongle you're connected to.

Also: clearer wording when a firmware update is available, and the app no longer offers a wireless update to dongles that update over USB.