This is the best money I’ve ever spent.Motor:The Masuter Pro obviously comes stock with a “weak” 775 style cutting motor but it can still do decent work at a slow pace and is helpful for a beginner to learn the machine and it’s capabilities. It includes about 8 identical 1/8” v-shape steel cutters which are okay quality for mdf and softer woods. The ER collet is good quality and provides good stability considering the stock motor is the type that uses oilite bushings which are usually sloppy. The motor shaft has a tiny bit of radial movement, though less than I imagined it would.I intended from the get-go to use a 65mm trim router and I was pleased to find that it includes a very heavy duty aluminum mount for 65mm routers.Dust Control:There is no included dust shoe for a vacuum or dust collector, so I 3Dprinted a vacuum hookup that attaches to the 65mm router. The file was free on Printables. You can buy a universal FoxAlien dust shoe attachment for an additional $50Cutting Area:The stock work area is generously sized at a tad under 16” x 16”.A quick & easy modification for gaining 2” in working/cutting width (X-Axis) is to print (or make from 1/8” aluminum) new X axis limit switch mounts and then flip the X belt end attachment brackets upside down to gain 50mm+ of X movement! This gave me about 18” of max cutting width for zero dollars. There is a free stl file and modification instructions for the switch bracket extenders on printables. You then remove the pieces of metal that the x axis limit switches hit on the sides and now use the aluminum gantry riser itself as the hitting point for the limit switches. Why this unit isn’t like that from the factory confounds me. Most people use the spare belt that comes with the machine to make a longer belt when doing the X mod to give you the added X travel, but I was able to use the surplus belt slack and keep the stock belt in place.Electronics:The stock control box is well designed and has worked well for me. All the wires have flag tags on them for easy mating. You have to mount the wire control track but the wires are already ran through the track which makes assembly and wiring a breeze.Software: I haven’t used the included thumb drive software that comes with the Masuter Pro. I’ve been using free browser-based Easel software running on a used 2013 MacBook Pro to run the CNC. I bought the Mac specifically for running this machine and my 3D printer and it works great. The Easel software detected the Masuter Pro and downloaded the appropriate drivers for me.Quality:The build quality is great, I was going to get the other similar sized blue brand machine because it looks much heavier duty but it is much slower and would not work fast enough for my sign projects. The Masuter Pro is designed lighter and with less material but has good engineering and upgraded pieces where it counts, like the Z axis having square linear rails. There is an almost imperceptible amount of movement when you try to move the cutting shaft around by hand to assess the sturdiness of the motor gantry. It’s actually hard to believe how tight this thing is considering it uses belts and plastic wheels, the extrusions are very strong.I intend to upgrade the roller wheels to a Japanese name brand to see if I can get the tiniest last bit of movement to go away for metal use.I do believe this machine can do aluminum cutting with the proper upgrades, but if that is your main use, I would recommend a much heavier unit with full linear rails.Upgrades:I will soon be buying the extension kit and seeing if I can mod extra travel out of it, with the x mod I will have 18”x30” of cutting area and I think I can likely mod the Y-Axis for an inch or two of extra travel as well, giving me a gigantic cutting size for the price.I may also upgrade to bigger stepper motors in the future, but really currently have no need!

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Assembly was easy straight forward with instructions that were easy to follow and understand, Worked great for the first few weeks, then suddenly the spindle would not turn on, contacted support, explained the problem and they said I should take a meter reading of the voltage (think it was the voltage, I’m not an electrition) so $25 later I tested the voltage, took a photo of every setting.They got back to me and said I needed a new mother board and they had ordered one to be delivered from China ( think it took about ten days.So when I attempted to replace it the problem became obvious, the spindle connection to the mother board had blown, resulting in the connection melting itself to the mother board making it impossible to remove the now redundant mother board, when I informed Foxalien about this, they said I need a replacement spindle cable, I told them I’d had enough and wanted either a replacement machine or my money back (I repeated this several times during our correspondence, each time they completely ignored my request as if I’d never said it) and there reply was, we’ve ordered you a new spindle cable, from China. Honestly I was quite happy with the machine at the onset, but the hoops you have to jump through and the terrible customer service not to mention the weeks you have to wait for any part that fails is unacceptable.

The FoxAlien Masuter Pro arrived quickly and went together easily. I was using a modified 3018 Pro with really nothing but frustration to show for it after significantly upgrading it to mill aluminum. The Masuter Pro works for my needs right out of the box. I found it to be as "plug-n-play" as could be expected and the provided software connects and operates the machine flawlessly. Best in class.In milling aluminum, I am using 6061 T6 sheets in either .09" or 1/8" to make small parts. Once I figured out the feeds and speeds I find the machine does what I need. I've added a couple of photos of the parts I made with this machine.I found the supplied material clamps to be lacking for holding aluminum during profile cuts, but I used the Masuter Pro to make simple clamps from baltic plywood that made all the difference in the world.I replaced the supplied 60-watt spindle with a 500-watt version and find that it provides enough power for what I am doing without the added noise of using a trim router. FoxAlien ships the machine with the z-axis clamps needed for either upgrade.Is this the best machine for milling aluminum? Not likely. But it's the only one in this price range that does it without difficult and costly upgrades, right out of the box. Cutting aluminum is slow, but possible with decent accuracy.This is a great machine for beginners as it's easy to use, and is capable enough for prototyping complex metal parts, and small-scale production in softer materials.

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Easy to assemble. Easy to operate. Good build quality. Good instructions. Great value for money. You will need some way of creating your own designs/gcode. I tried a couple but settled with easel from inventibles.

Je l’utilise pour le modélisme. Est est précisé et fait du bon boulot. Il faut acquérir les connaissances de base mais elle est robuste. Bon rapport qualité prix.

nulla da dire, è la migliore. per avere il massimo dei risultati per lavori con frese grandi consiglio di cambiare immediatamente il trapanino che però è ottimo per piccoli lavori. Con un bel matita da 65mm si può fare qualunque cosa. ora farò delle modifiche per renderla più grande. per i miei lavori di insegne neon necessito di un piano più grande.