Customer Reviews for Vevor CNC 3018 DIY 3 Axis Engraver Kit GRBL Control Milling Machine For Wood PVB PCB

I've been fascinated by CNC machines and 3d printers for awhile but hadn't dipped my toes in the water. So when I saw this on sale for $133 I couldn't pass it up. It took about an hour and a half to assemble, probably would have taken less had I looked at the pictures more closely. I've already bought a laser to use with it and have actually used it more than the engraver but plan to do more work with the engraver, just got side tracked. Figuring out the software, and which software to use is the hardest part. Having no experience, I've turned to you tube a lot! I'm slowly figuring it out, so far I'm favoring LIghtBurn software for the laser, but Lasergrbl is also useful. It's both frustrating and fun learning this at 58 yrs old. Already doing a few upgrades. Have a set of limit switches that I'm going to install so when I screw up it doesn't hit the end and just keep grinding away trying to move while I try to find the off switch. Looking at spindle motor upgrades, spoilboards (def need), Z axis upgrade, expanding the size to 3040. Also need to built an encloser, hook up a shop vac, some kind of ventilation when using lase... all kind of stuff to keep me busy for a while. I know there are a million brands of these out there but I think this Vevor kit is as good as any for the price. It was delivered free and fast, in perfect condition, can't beat that. I've attached a pic of the first laser I did, haven't done one that good since.

For a Chinese CNC, If you know what you are getting into, this is a Phenomenal deal. 32”x32” full aluminum with 24v NEMA 23 motors. A similar X carve or Shapeoko would run north of 3x the price. I have built a number of X carve’s, so I have quite a bit of experience in this space, and as for the build quality and rigidity of the design, it easily matches it. Are the instructions as good? Heck no, but I’ll take crumby instructions and poor support for 1/3 the price! Great deal if you know what you are getting into, not recommended for beginners unless you are really ambitious

I purchased mine from Vevor directly, as they had a sale at the time. With that being said, this machine is a huge improvement over the old style 3018s, with the skinny aluminum square tubes.The addition of limit switches, emergency stop, and a wifi remote control makes this awesome.The new frame style is super sturdy and offers much better rigidity than my older 3018; which is now just relegated to laser duty.Vevor machines are not really beginner friendly, as they don't have good instructions, nor packaged software except for a Candle, and LaserGRBL.However, if you're moving into CNC from 3D printing, you'll have an easier time.Easel software will be a great way to get started. However Easel is a monthly subscription.

Nice machine, easy to use. Lacks a little in quality as there is backlash in the axis, does affect the cutting a little.

The CNC unit arrived fast, well packaged and all in a good order. Assembly was not an issue. Attaching new limit switches, well, little fiddling and contact problems but eventually all went well. The unit must have spoil board because it is impossible to level the table to within less than 0.25mm. Using under LINUX (Ubuntu 20.04), GRBL 1.1, Candle or UGS. Software setting took little time but some GRBL understanding is needed first. Over all I am very happy with VEVOR service and with the CNC unit. Thank you

Took longer to connect to computer than to assemble it. But it is a great little machine for the money.

I'm very happy with this CNC router. First I should say that this is much better than the specifications on the web site say. It has Nema 23 stepper motors, a 500 watt 48 volt spindle and six limit switches. It's a well built machine and runs very nice. They must be losing sales by not having the correct description of this machine, I hope they fix this soon. I stepped up from a 3018 to this one and it's a huge upgrade. I should mention that it's very unlikely anyone could assemble this in one hour and have it wind up being any good, maybe if you had already built lots of them but that's not me or most of us. I spent a week setting mine up but that included building a custom table, dust collector system and a Z probe. Plus I decided to go slow and enjoy the project. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting this size router. You can't get close to this quality for this price.

Y axis making noises. Reimbursed partially. Sorted out myself. Still happy with purchase. 2hrs to assemble.

I bought this machine, the Cnc version not the upgrade to laser. ( same but you have to get the laser as a add on) It took about 2 1/2 hours to assemble, some of the parts are Alu, some are plastic , drive for axis, Screws are square with anti backlash nuts, not ball screw, so there is some movement in the table. Built to a price, Comes with some sample software to get you going, also will work stand alone or with USB cable and windows or apple (?) I have windows 10 and can drive it around. Good instructions and QR code to get to YouTube videos Pro cheap easy to use Cons cheap, no limit switch so no Home function or Stop switch. Not all Alu so not stiff Will not take heavy cuts will cut plastic, wood and may be Aluminium but not heavy cuts, don’t think it will cut steel (have not tried) Software is a bit flaky, some dropdown menu’s are in German! Okay for an entry level machine, would be better with limit switch’s as standard as you can easily over drive the machine

This is a decent basic desktop CNC. It will take some careful alignment and tightening to get it to perform well, and you'll immediately need to replace the couplers that attach to the axis motors, as they will not get tight enough before the screws strip. You'll also need to be careful about how low on the Z-axis you go, as the gantry is not stiff enough to handle the torque. Finally, get yourself a good ball end mill set as they are the easiest to work with since they tend to self-align.