VEVORCNC 3018-PRO Router Machine 3 Axis GRBL Control with Offline Controller Plastic Acrylic PCB PVC Wood Carving Milling Engraving Machine XYZ Working Area 300x180x45mm

I had a great time this week assembling the Vevor CNC for PCB routing. Got one of t 3018Pro kits complete with the clear plastic enclosure.The enclosure was this week’s learning point.The basic box is simple to assemble. But the front is entirely attached with 3M magnetic strips. I put them all on, but they kept coming off in the head (85F in the shop - it is warmish in East Texas!).They wouldn’t stick as the adhesive didn’t have the “stickum to stick ’em” if you follow. It was while mentally writing the scathing review for Amazon, it occurred to me that there was a length of 3M “tissue” included in the Vevor kit that wasn’t explained in the instructions. Hmm...could it be a "user" issue?So, I hit the web, wondering what Mr. Know It All - didn’t know at all - about mounting of magnetic strips. What had he found?3M makes a product called transfer medium. In other words, it’s an adhesive layer that goes directly onto the metal frame and (with the paper removed to expose what is thin double-sided tape, the adhesive side of the magnetic tape goes on this. NOT the bare metal.Found a super short – very learned 3M discussion of the technology here: 3M™ Double Coated and Adhesive Transfer Tapes – YouTube.Turns out, once I figured out that the tissue tape was really adhesive transfer tape, I cleaned up and restarted, this time using the transfer tape UNDER the magnetic tape. (between the enclosure and the actual strip material.Worked like a charm and hasn’t even loosened with a couple of weeks of 90F temps.Rating Vevor I’m torn between four stars (for not making this additional tape layer more clear to idiots like me. Or give them five stars for at least trying to have smart customers. Five it is - After all, even I was able to brain it out in the end.This was the third (and last) CNC build for a while. Of all of them, the Vevor was the most “finished” with little niceties like knobs on the end of the X and Y axis threaded rods to make it easier to position…Seems to be a capable machine - not too many different from the SainSmart or Genmitsu, but each manufacturer is a little different. Genmitsu and SainSmart were both fine - I use the Genmitu with a SainSmart 5.5 watt laser (and a 60-40 axis extension kit) for engraving - and gave the SainSmart machine to a buddy of mine. Whatever machine you get, think through the enclosure. Think through dust and smoke, too.In a "mixed shop" like mine (some sheet metal, welding, a pair of 3D FDM machines, fair bit of woodworking and turning) dust control has been one of the keys to low maintenance. I put in the big (top and bottom bag) HF central vac, ran 4" hose everywhere overhead and built an "octopus" out of air gates. So, depending on where you need the vac: One for the table saw, another for the miter, another shared by the RAS and the belt and oscillating sanders. For the laser, get an air assist kit. May get another one and run air into the Vevor, though with modest cut depth of PCBs, it's acceptable if you brush every 15-minutes, or so.Add dot com to my name and click the Projects pulldown for the ShopTalk Sunday series of posts.Good luck. (Yes, I'm an Amazon "tool slut.") Check out Amazon's Denali-branded small power tools if you haven't found 'em yet. Good values there, too.

I've got some experience assembling 3D printers so the picture instructions were sufficient for me. After assembly I find that I can control the X, Y, and Z axis via the controller but when I try to turn on the spindle everything looses power and then comes back on again. I used my own bench power supply (24V 5A) and everything seems to work okay. So seems to be a defective power supply. I contacted the seller and was able to arrange for a replacement power supply. With a working power supply everything works as it should.

I’m a complete newbie and This is not user friendly. It moves super slow. It takes hours to do a project. And you have to babysit it, so you’ve got to sit there the whole time.. The y axis thread comes lose and ruins projects. (It’s not in the instructions..wait..what instructions?... but locktight super glue on the coupler screws attaching the motor to the threaded lead screw helps, but mine just ruined a project yesterday when the y axis thread popped lose despite being glued:(. The couplet that fits inside the mounting nut for the bit needs to ‘click’ in to place, or it will rattle all Your screws loose as it runs.. the software grbl you must use is NOT intuitive.. think flinstones dos:/ the usb I received with it never worked. I had to find drivers and software off the Internet and I think it was dumb luck that it got it working..It had defeated me... It won.. I had disassembled and packed it up to return and I couldn’t stand it sitting over there laughing at me.. so I took it back out and reassembled it.. I SO wish I’d have accepted defeat and just sent it back:(I thankfully had bought an extension kit from yora so their guy is the only reason I ever got this thing going to engine with. Every time I tried getting on the vever site it crashed:/

No problems, if your using with Easel you can use the FoxAlien 4040 XE profile. This seems to be very similar to that CNC.

This mill comes with very little instruction aside from assembly in fact the instructions I received were for a model with a laser... Even though they don't come with a laser... or sell one that I can find which will fit this machine for that matter, And finding a laser that would fit the fixture isn't easy. I had to use a file and modify it just to get mine to fit. I'm currently in the process of redesigning the entire z axis so that i can quick connect/disconnect the laser I purchased and the spindle motor. They say this thing can do aluminum, i wouldn't recommend trying that. Not with the spindle that comes with the machine anyway. The thing I hate the most though is the GRBL board is completely exposed with no protective covering whatsoever and was not compatible with my laser. I've already replaced it because I accidentally broke it while troubleshooting something due to the lack of any protective coverings, and it lacked a few features I wanted anyway. The enclosure they sell with it is also mediocre in quality, one of the sides is connected via cheap magnets and they wouldn't stick without significant amounts of superglue. Unfortunately this specific machine doesn't have much in the way of YouTube help either, most of the stuff you will find are related to other brands. You can still learn, but there will be a steep curve. If you wanna throw yourself in the deep in and struggle, sure, go for it. But I definitely don't recommend this for anyone who has no experience with this type of stuff, and I'd really suggest you buy/install limit switches ASAP so you do not accidentally damage your machines stepper motors. Everything on this this is cheap, and can be upgraded. So if you just need to start somewhere, I guess this works but honestly just save up your money and buy something a little nicer. Cuz you're definitely gonna wanna upgrade the spindle motor at minimum.