Desktop CNC Router Machine 3018-SE V2 with Transparent Enclosure, 3-Axis Engraving Milling Machine for Wood Acrylic Plastics Metal Resin Carving Arts and crafts DIY Design

hi all. not sure who might read this but here goes. to make it clear i paid for this with my own money and i get nothing from fox alien (apart from product support). there is a reason why you are looking at this machine. You want to play. it is a great machine to start with. you can get the uncased one but i am a neat freak and it makes for easy clean up for me. You can do alot with this set up as is but i would suggest to upgrade the spindle if you want to do some heavy carving. swapping the spindle for a laser is a bit of a pain with the case but for me it is worth it.the main question to me has been would i buy it again.... yes would i recomend fox alien..... yes. i think they are good with the whole support and ive learned more with there help then i could from a 3018 box job. it cost more but the support has been more than worth it. so yes there are cheaper options but you are in the cold if it goes wrong. i like the saftey they have offered. hope this helps someone else starting out with the fun of making anything you can come up with. ps hook up with the facebook support groups great bunch of guys and girls.

This is a really good machine especially for beginners! took about 90 mins to assemble but that was with 3 coffee breaks!! could have done it quicker as i am used to 3d printers and laser engravers...Now ive played around with Candle (the software that comes with it) and it can be a pain! but i tend to use UGS (universal g-code sender) it is a lot easier to set up and in my opinion easier to use..I havnt knocked a star off for the software as they didnt create it!! The machine itself i think is COOL!! easy to assemble, easy to use, bit noisy but most of these are also there is a lot of upgrades you can buy and 3d print for these, My one gripe is the price of wood! way too expensive so gonna cut up my partners furniture.....

I chose the FoxAlien 3018 Desktop CNC as the first CNC for my small shop, to use on many hobby’s and projects.It shipped well packaged and showed up with everything in good shape, had good, easy to follow instructions, and had a very clear colour coded wiring diagram, which was very helpful.The materials used seem to be of high quality, the aluminum extrusions are very clean and rigid, and the acrylic for the enclosure is clear and was shipped with a protective plastic covering it.It also came with a full set of V Carve bits of different sizes to use.I haven’t completed a video review of a project, but I will post that soon. I’ll be using Easel as the software. So far have had no issues getting the machine to communicate with Easel.Very happy with this purchase. As an added note, FoxAlien has a very active Facebook group with good support from its members, and from FoxAlien themselves.

This cnc is ok for light work in wood and plastics. Has a lot of play in the head (spindle) unit so would not make tolerance type of straight cuts. Think great way to start learning and doing small projects.Enclosure is nice to keep the cutting chips inside. I added a clip light to help with being able to see.

Absolutely awesome product. Easy to assemble. Well built. Works great and tech support was incredible. I couldn't get the machine to run at first. Went online and talked to tech support. Turned out the emergency switch had been tripped. Solved in minutes! Definitely great for beginners!