the only woodworking tool needed? 

Thanks for your well-crafted video, sincerely. And thank you for your suggestions on our products, thank you very much, this is the most important thing for us, and I also hope that other friends who have used it can provide valuable suggestions, I hope we can become better together, We will summarize these suggestions to the relevant departments, and strive to make the best machine for our customer, respect~😺

Very well done and thorough video. What it convinced me though is this is a terrible machine for anyone but a very experienced CNC machine operator. Poorly made, inaccurate programming, and difficult to upload or adjust projects. Thank you for an accurate and honest review.

You’ve smashed it again Pierre. Totally honest review ✅ Fantastic video quality ✅ Superb editing ✅ And great fun to watch ✅ Your the man !

In easel you need to go to machine settings to tell it that you have a spindle. Once you do that it inserts the spindle start command and it should auto start. I haven't worked out how to auto insert a delay to enable the spindle to come up to speed in easel though.

Any plans to upload the STL for the Makita adapter?

Your honest and unbiased appraisal of this machine has convinced me never to buy it, loved your video

It was 3% not $3 dollars so at $600 it would actually mean you save $18👍

2:40 - i believe it's not 460cm x 460 cm , but rather 460 mm x 460 mm. 4,6m x 4,6m at that price range would be a rather great deal.

Thankfully i had mone of these issues with mine, well except for the zprobe. Took about 4 hours to assemble but its been doing just fine since i got it. It works with easel too! Great machine for the money in my opinion 👍

Excellent review. Cheap costs more as we know, good piece of kit for those who have all the time in the world to spend countless days fine tuning this half baked stuff. For the rest of us? Not a single chance!

I admire your patience with this kind of machine ...

I especially enjoyed all the kraftutryck that was needed to assemble it

I started to buy a low end. I ended up ordering a one infinity. The part that's sad is the 5 month delivery wait. Thanks for the video. From here it looks pretty good : )

Nice to learn the state of quality you get at the moment for this amount. Food for thought like me being a newby on that topic. There's lots of new stuff for a beginner anyways, and if you get stuck with researching issues its a double disaster. But thanks to videos like this, I'll think about it twice. I have stronger spindles for a start... I'd really like to make an additional IKEA joke here, but I must invent a good one first :)

That was refreshing. An honest review.

Loved your clear analysis. Thanks…

I’m sure as hell never going consider it. Thank you for an honest presentation.👍👍

If you buy this cnc also make sure all bearing wheels are rolling freely, on mine on the x axis 4 out of 6 of the well's bearings where stuck and I found out when routing a circle it was ending up lopsided so I had to basically dismantle the whole thing. Its a good machine the problem is TT quality control.

Spend the extra and get the longmill. I have one, and it's great 😊

I bought this one. I was fully conscious of the limitations btw. Now, despite being a small and underpowered machine, it does fill a niche in my workshop. First of all, I used it to make the parts of my larger, completely from-scratch, CNC that I could not make by hand to any reasonable accuracy. For that, it was fine and invaluable. Second, I use it to make small parts and things that don't require a lot of setup. In essence, stuff that would be too cumbersome to make on the large machine (especially given that the large one is not designed for all-purpose work, but rather requires making fixture plates with exact alignment on the machine bed before starting to make parts, as I do not ever want my cutter to touch the machine bed and the alignment system I worked so hard to create and mess it up). And for that, it does its job very well.

From your review and in depth testing the CNC is very much in a different league than what the manufacturer claims. And knowing what you discovered I would be very hesitant to chose this one I think. Amazingly good work on the review - ten thumbs up! 👍🏻👏🏻

My big 60120 AVID cnc took me four full days to assemble... I was so physically exhausted after I had to sleep for like two days before I got to use the machine.... My second smaller 2448 machine took a month to build but I built that one from scratch...

One thing I do with any CNC machine is to put it inside a cardboard box. The top is open of course so you can watch what's going on. But it keeps the little fine chips from flying everywhere.

I just got one for new year. With the 500w spindle upgrade. It seems that they have updated the software version by now. I m a neewbie at cnc so i cannot compare. But i checked all nuts and bolts during assembly and after some struggle to learn the software and the machine i think for this price you get a lot of fun. Its not a pro machine build for spitting out batch work. I intent to use it to cerate templates for the more complex parts of furniture i want to rout. I

It's always intressting to see what is available in the market. I got my first cnc in may 2021 and really enjoy using it. During alot of years thinking of building one from scratch myself I ended up buying one that came in 4 pices plus controller and some cabels,, 16-20 screws and ~1 hours assably later and it was ready to run. But then I needed to build the table to attach it to before I got the machine. Given the larger work area of ~800x800mm it feels like it will be able to create most of my upcomming projects. Really fun to see all your projects.

Fellow woodworking Swede here! Fun to see CNC's getting down in pricing, soon enough there'll be a one that gets most things 'right' out of the box hopefully.. Also... What kind of planer & thicknesser combo are you using? Been looking for a decent budget alternative for my garage shop for some time now...

You get what you paid for! High quality premium products have always been available if you can afford to lay for it. Just like not all watches made in Switzerland are top notch.

Thank you

Love your videos as always! This is on sale for 365$ today, so I just ordered one :D

You can move the router when it's powered off. +/- 0.5mm at least. That's only going to produce scraps. I can't deflect mine more than +/- 0.002mm. Build one from scratch and you can easily expect < 0.02mm final accuracy. CarveCo is worth the money: the layout tools are good and it includes newer ArtCAM (with it you can engrave images with depth replacing shading). I built a wood CNC using a QueenBee frame (linear rails, tensioned ACME screws), a Duet3D WiFi controller configured for CNC, and the Makita trim router. It'll do anything, very very well. If all you're doing is cutting out plywood geese, painting them cornflower blue, and selling them for $2, then stick with that CNC.

Love the review.. For me as soon as I saw that spindle I was disappointed, just drop that straight away and give the buyers different aluminum holders for better options. I have never managed to get Easel to work with any of my CNC machines so I am used to the SD card and candle but it's not really the best salutation at all. I would probably buy one knowing I had some work to do but then again I like modding these things. Take $100 of for a router and holder upgrade and it would be a good starting point

Really digging this channel!

I watched some othe similar videos but they review very specialized tools or useless tools. I like your videos better, thanks !!

great review, subbed

Oh dear.... they used springs in the leadscrew nuts. Well, there goes any hope for positional accuracy.

I don't think that machine quite makes it to the "sanitary minimum" and I never want to invest in anything below or even at it. Thank you for the honest in-depth review!

For the price this looks interesting but I would probably still build my own. For someone who can't do that this makes sense for hobby work maybe.

I enjoyed your narrated view………..however this wouldn’t get me to run out and buy one!!!

Thank you for your honest detailed review. In answer to your question, I'd say: No, I won't buy this machine at all, even if it is offered at half price.

"I'm waiting for mine to be delivered, and I also plan to change the spindle. Would you be willing to share the support plan for the spindle you made?"

Hello Swedish Maker! Firstly. amazing you can pump out so many high quality videos in the middle of moving house! And the CNC looks super too! Take care mate 💪

What's your opinion on the cnc?

Where might I find that small electric screwdriver you used? Do you recommend it for small projects? I wonder how much power it has for bigger tasks. ???

You Rock!

The best hobby CNC machine, is the one made from your ideas and built with your own hands. You could have a lot of fun building your own, and I bet it would turn out amazing. 🙌🏻😉

hi, I have the same CNC and after updating the firmware the z-probe is very slow and the spindle doesn't descend onto the piece like what happened to you. How did you solve it? Thank you

Finally.. a honest review of the TTC 450. Can you please elaborate on what screws were loose initially? Also.. do you have any play in the Z axis? On mine if I grab one of the legs and shake back and forth, there's a bit of play. I didn't start it yet as I am waiting for the 500w upgraded spindle that they forgot to send initially, but that play seems a bit too much. Thank you!

Which part of the machine have the loose screws?

great video.. Thanks.. It reminds me very much of the 3D printer market.. For example the Ender 5 Pro I had thrust upon me by my brother who wanted prototypes made for his inventions and didn't want to learn how to use it himself. OMG it is not an exact science at all.. so many things can ruin your prints/plans. I tried many things before getting acceptable prints but this type of thing is not a 'buy and use' item at all.. like this CNC machine you demo here.

You have to put the probe offset in candle

hi The Swedish Maker can you show me the link for the makita 3D part for TTc 450 cnc how can I download Greetings from Norway

for someone starting out with no experience or knowledge this sounds like a waste of money and time thank you for the review and maybe this video will be an incentive for the company to step up their game

I hope they can improve their quality.

Hey, the problem with the Probe in Candle is easy to solve. Just replace the standard Commands to these: G21G91G38.2Z-50F80; G0Z1; G38.2Z-2F30; G92Z19.5; G0Z5F10M30; And boom shakalaka it works great!

Discounted from $999, ever noticed how everything online is apparently discounted lately.

Oh wow, a brutal and honest review. So by the time you upgrade the spindle, replace the stepper motors and by the looks of it the controller your left with just purchasing a frame. 🤦🏻 Loving the quality of these videos and the way you produce them. 👊🏻👍🏻

Can this cnc print to cut?

thats intresting to see for that quality its just to expensive if you look at something like a volksfräse that cost roughly 1k you can see how much money you should spent

Who would buy from a company who considers the dimensions of the backplate were a company secret. It just puts you to the trouble of some disassembly to measure it.

Thanks for taking the time and having the patience to do a thorough review of this CNC, guess I will be sticking with my 3018 Pro for the time being.

Hi, interesting…….. first time viewer and have done the things you need. Now, would you recommend this unit to a brand new user? I could take the risk on a £150 unit and just bin it if I didn’t get into it but I am hitting some buffers at £599. Thoughts if you could please Bob England

I didn't know Rhett had another channel. Where's Link?

Good job on the review, filming and editing. Thumbs up and subscribed.

Pierre by now you must have a pile of these cnc's and lasers stacked in a dark corner of your shop. Great review, No BS, honest and to the point.👍

Given the work envelope size, the underpowered stepper motors and spindle make it more of a "kit that arrives partially assembled but missing pieces" rather than a decent machine.

Thanks for the look at this small CNC, It is a pass for me.

Quick observation. It says 3%, meaning it would be $18 off.

Thanks for doing this. I've been thinking about a desktop CNC. I haven't found one yet that seems worth the price. I guess I'll keep looking.

Well, the two cents of an old CNC router builder. 1. Never use 3D printed parts for any structural application on a CNC. 2. When you "upgrade" a spindle on a light machine you make things worst, because the structure won't deal with the new torque and the bigger tools it can carry. So you won't be able to get the full monthy anyways.

2:14 The coupon code is for 3 percent off, not 3 dollars, so that would make it about $581, or $18 off.

The coupon you showed is 3% ($17) off not $3 so it would be $582

So…I don’t see that anyone picked up in this. You state at 2:44 that the working space is 460 cm X 460 cm. That’s 181.1 X 181.1 inches. That more than 15 feet times 15 feet. Did you mean 46.3 inches? Or maybe 46 centimeters so 18 X 18 inches

Började precis följa! Hälsningar från en annan trä-snickar-projekt-människa från Finland.

I've gone through a few iterations of cheap CNCs. Meh... I'm done. I'll wait until I can afford an X-Carve.

You showed 460cm that would be 4.6M, unless your a giant, that don't look right. Maybe its 460MM? I could be wrong though?

Hi 👋 Swedish Maker , I am new to your work shop, great territorial I won’t be buying one of these soon, I am thinking I’ll find something at some point, I think my budget left to go up quite a bit as I would like to get something already assembled or virtually as, I used to have my own specialist joinery shop , but I am now retired living in France, but do you fancy making some bits and pieces and having a go on CNC scary don’t know anything about them never use one but I have seen the working, not sure whether what is left of my brain will be able to cope. 😂 Look forward to next territorial.. PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN FRANCE

What was written on that map highlighting countries that use the imperial system? It was cut off and I really wanted to read it. 😂

Nice video! As far as your spindle floating in mid air, did you account for the thickness of the z probe? I'm not an expert, but I think you have to measure the thickness of the z probe and enter it in to the G-code. I haven't actually done it yet on my cnc.. 😮

Your coupon code doesn’t work

Dimensions of the spindel mounting plate a Company Secret? Man what company is this? Thanks for the in depth review. Buying this kit will save you time to source and manufacture the parts needed to build this machine. So as a starter kit to implement upgrades it could be just okay ish. For learning CNC / Gcode this might be a interesting build. But lying the machine supports Easel is a BIG no no. I'd save more money and buy a ready to carve machine with decent spindel.

It is not 460 cm x 460 cm, as written in the overlay in the video, but only 460 x 460 mm² , or even 450 by 450 mm², as shown later - wich is waywise a factor of 10 lower, areawise 100 times less. As a swedish person, as your channel name implies, i.e. living in or coming from a metric world, you should have been able to spot that... Just stumbling over that. Otherwise a good and eye-opening review. Regards from just once cross the western part of the Baltic Ocean (tm, :), still assuming you are in Sverige ) ! U.

I think you mean 460 x 460 mm not cm

"It's a company secret" is code for "We stole it from someone else" when it comes to Chinese equipment. Wouldn't be surprised if the firmware it's built on stolen/mislicensed code as well.

Same price as the new genmitsu 4040 pro. 1:31 in and I already know which I'd buy.

If you don't like it ,can I have it?😂😂

When a content creator gives you a coupon code, it means that content creator is being compensated. That means they are shilling.

Thanks for review but I rather build my own

You want "Universal gcode sender" Edit the grbl settings and that machine will likely travel at 2000mm/m or better, cutting speeds will be much lower because of machine flex, nothing about its capability to move. It is just a 3018 with longer travels, don't expect anything more out of it without a lot of modification.

that was never 999 those websites always have fake sales

Hi Pierre, in my opinion it is not worth the money for a machine that does not seem sturdy enough, so I will still with the one that I made some years ago, Its only 1200 x 2000 lol, and only cost me £150 to make yes that's right £150, as a retired toolmaker you can guess I made most of the items my self, but thank you the video

I wonder how we built things for a couple thousand years without CNC...CNC is a great tool for machining parts that go into machines...As a carpenter, I dislike them...I can do stuff way faster with my routers, table saw, mitre saw; etc...

It looks fairly compact for 460 cm x 460 cm work space. I knew Chinese can do anything if they put their mind to it but that’s whole new level. 😊

A quick correction for you.The work area is 460mm x 460 mm, not cm. 460 cm is 181.1 inches or just over 15 feet.

Great review, but WHY, WHY, WHY do all youtubers think it necessary to add music?? Just listen to it around 4:15 - how is that noise contributing anything of value to your otherwise good production?

do you know if it is compatible with MasterCAM?

This sounds like a lot of headache. If it doesn’t work better out of the box I would never recommend it to anybody. I understand that you are quite good at this but considering all of us normal people it’s to much trouble 😢

460 cm? That's over 15 feet! ...There is no way the machine is that big.

Do not understand why you want to 'bypass' g-code. It is the universal language of CNC, and has been for over 60 years. Going via g-code gives lots of ability to modify machine operation, adding the appropriate g-code instructions in the customize section of your software (or post processor). Standards in any field are good, and to have such an established standard in CNC is a boon. Having the nightmare of having to match software/hardware compatibility is completely avoided.

Just reading the comments. Lol if it was a excellent machine that sold for $999. Ppl would complain about paying that much for the size. You can not please ppl 😂.

say you can get it for 150$ and then says it cost 600$. so where do you get it for only 150$? why would you say that?