LUNYEE 3018 PRO MAX CNC Machine 500W All-Metal CNC Router Machine 3 Axis Limit Switches & Emergency-Stop with GRBL Offline Control for Cutting Wood Acrylic MDF Plastic, Working Area: 300 x 180 x 80mm

I needed a hobby for the winter and this is it. I have worked around manufacturing for most of my life so I am familiar with machining but this was my first jump into something like this. My journey has just started but I wanted to share a few things that I like about this router and a few things that I learned on the way.Equipment itself- Overall it is heavier than I was expecting - very solid and well built. The components are easily replaceable for any future upgrades or maintenance needed.- The mechanical assembly was very easy. Most of the pieces are prebuilt so it is just attaching the gantry, hang the power supply and screw on the circuit board. One tip is to use a square/right angle to make sure the gantry is perfectly square to the base.- There were no wiring instructions but I went onto YouTube and there are a few videos that show it well. All total it didn't take much time at all to assemble and the wire paths look nice compared to pictures of other similar routers.- Software - There was a thumb drive that came with it but I personally could not get anything to work from it. I went online and downloaded EASEL (Drawing program) and UGS (Sends the program to the router). There is also Candle software (Sends the program to the router) that also seemed to work as well. Two things you need to know is your COM port and your version of windows (64bit vs 32bit). These are all free software, very intuitive and have good videos on YouTube to get started.- Spindle/solid z axis. I'm glad I went with this unit that already has the larger 500W spindle for the extra power. I was comparing this unit to other competitor products and this had the upgrades that you would do anyway. The z axis is solid and has plenty of travel for what I need. I'm mostly cutting 6" wide by 1/2" thick boards but you could do 2" thick material pretty easily. The cutting motion is very solid and smooth. This type of machining is not jerky like a 3D printer.- Customer service. I did have one component that needed to be replaced. I saw it online for $9 but sent an email to Lunyee and they responded the next day and had me running very quickly. Most of the components on this machine can be replaced pretty easily but it is nice to know that there is great customer service available if there is an issue I can't resolve myself.Lessons learned: - The first thing I recommend is to cut a piece of scrap plywood and attach it to the aluminum table. I used the clamps that came with it on a couple projects and the screws scratched the table (Nothing bad but I didn't want to continue it for very long). The plywood allows me to cut out shapes and can be replaced easily.- Learn the masking tape/glue method to hold your wood to the table. This is cheap and it works. No more holes and rough spots on the bed. This made everything work so much better than the clamps.- Dust control. When vacuuming the dust, be careful of the limit switches. They work well and I have set them off mistakenly when trying to clean up during a run. Having to restart a program is a mess so be careful. I don't see the need to invest in a hose attachment or side shields right away. I just use my shop vac every once in a while and that seems to work just fine for this level of work.- Find a supply of flat wood. This is probably the hardest part of the whole process. The wood in the big box stores is mostly bent so you have to be selective. I think that the masking tape/glue process to hold the material helps but a good straight board is important.- Cutting tools. This surprised me but you don't need as much here as I thought. I bought a cheap set that included endmills, ball nose mills and some vcut/engraving bits. I thought I would be breaking them all the time but they have held up well. The only one I broke was dropped on the floor. You don't need to overstock on these as long as you don't start crashing into clamps or mess with the cutting settings (I have lots of time).Pictures:I attached a few pictures to show some of my wins and learning:- Queen of Spades - I worked hard on this one and almost finished before it went bad. I was using a vcut bit to do the outer edge all the way through the wood but the bit was too short. The spindle hit the wood and broke the material free from the clamps. As you can see, it went a little crazy and cut a path right through it. This was my first project with a lot of detail and really enjoyed it.- Cow - this is one of my favorites. I pulled the picture off of a black and white clip art image. I really like how the deep images look with the carving tool.- Einstein - I wanted to try to carve a face and pulled the first black and white picture that came up. It looks great when held at different angles.- Heart sign. This was my last carving using the Easel software. The free pro license only lasts 30 days and then they charge $30/month. I really like how easy Easel was to use so it may be worth the cost. I'm going to transition to the VCarve software which is a one time fee and looks to have quite a bit of additional features for added challenges. You can do a lot with the free software but if you want to carve the fancier projects, plan to spend a little money to get the good software.- Pictures of the wood bed with clamps and tape/glue method. You don't have to worry about hitting a clamp with a spindle with the tape method and you can use the whole surface.I'm having a blast with this router and could go on and on. I'm not going to become a millionaire (Or even dollaraire) from this hobby, but it is fun to make a little projects when it is not nice enough to do much else. Good luck on your adventures.

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Les faltaron varias piezas. El terminal venía descompuesto y tampoco traían los cables que van en el husillo(spindel) y no traía el lazer que en la publicación menciona que si trae y el software un dolor de cabeza, no lo recomiendo para nada tampoco traía la sonda, ni el tubo trenzado

This review is based on my first impressions of running the machine on wood and EPS foam.Pros:- Before running the machine I wanted to calibrate it but the calibration was on spot!- Machine feel really rigid and I am pretty sure it can machine soft metals, given the feeds and speeds are realistic.- Instructions are sufficient given you can also watch assembly videos on YouTube, which are really good too.- Price is unbeatable for what you are getting!- Customer service helped move my review from 4.5 to 5 stars. I had a European power cable with my unit. Contacted the company directly and the offered to send a power cable or money for me to buy it here. I order from amazon and they refunded the amount. Also they answered all my questions in great detail.Cons:- It took me longer to assemble the machine than it was advertised. But that's probably just me.- The estop button is not getting fully fastened to machine. The plastic threads are failing and the metallic nut is impossible to fasten tight.- The Y axis makes a strange noise when running fast feeds (while cutting foam), I think it is probably due to some misalignment of the lead screw, stepper coupling or anti-backlash nut alignment. Additionally, the machine is new and as any mechanical system it needs time to break-in.Overall I am super happy with the unit, for what I need it is just perfect!

Très bonne machine. Super travail.Facile d'utilisation.

Very good price/performance ratio. I wanted the package including the 10W laser kit which was unfortunately not offered on Amazon so I bought the laser and Air-assist from a Lunyee shop on Aliexpress. The combination of the included manual and several good video’s on Youtube (by Lunyee) made the assembly of the machine straight forward. The CNC comes in two main parts easily fitted together. The rest of the work is adding limit-sensors, power-supply, controller(s) and cables. Everything needed for the assembly is included and neatly packaged. I haven’t tried out the offline programming module as I connect the machine via USB (Macbook Pro with M1 running UGS and Openbuilds for the G-Code bit). Candle for Windows and Mac is provided with the machine on a USB stick.

er is geen software bij om iets te maken, die moet je apart kopen, alleen software om iets naar de cnc te sturen en dan nog zeer beperktetoestel zelf is wel goed en degelijk