I bought a CNC...Again
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2026 12:56 am
Years ago I bought a 6040 CNC router and while it did work, it did not impress me at all with the accuracy and capabilities. Nowadays with the online CNC services and ease of 3D printing I did not want to step into this messy world of automated machining again.
Then I found out Carvera, the automatic tool change kinda atracted my attention so I followed up on it. Checked the user group and youtubers for about a year and I'm convinced the ease of use is still far away from being close to the convinience of 3D printing despite it comes with a workable CAM and has support for Fusion 360.
But wife had an unexpected income and insisted she wanted to buy me something. Since I only buy things that contributes to self growth or the well being of the family and couldn't think of anything urgent, I figured I'd get the machine and force myself to learn how to use it, I could use more CNC knowledge.
Now that I received it, man it's such a hassle to use. It's not smart/capable enough to machine complex parts yet the setup to too buggy and complex for frequent use on one off simple parts. I'm sure it's a delight for folks who are used to tune homemade CNC routers but do not get fooled by all the youtube videos and user group posts lol, if you're new to CAM get ready for a lot of broken bits and wasted material.
So anyone here bought one? Care to share your experience?
Then I found out Carvera, the automatic tool change kinda atracted my attention so I followed up on it. Checked the user group and youtubers for about a year and I'm convinced the ease of use is still far away from being close to the convinience of 3D printing despite it comes with a workable CAM and has support for Fusion 360.
But wife had an unexpected income and insisted she wanted to buy me something. Since I only buy things that contributes to self growth or the well being of the family and couldn't think of anything urgent, I figured I'd get the machine and force myself to learn how to use it, I could use more CNC knowledge.
Now that I received it, man it's such a hassle to use. It's not smart/capable enough to machine complex parts yet the setup to too buggy and complex for frequent use on one off simple parts. I'm sure it's a delight for folks who are used to tune homemade CNC routers but do not get fooled by all the youtube videos and user group posts lol, if you're new to CAM get ready for a lot of broken bits and wasted material.
So anyone here bought one? Care to share your experience?