My first pass wasn’t perfect, the s and a only partially showed. I etched the Sainsmart logo on a piece of acrylic with very little effort. I set X, Y, and Z to 0 home position in the software. Before starting I positioned the bit at the bottom left hand corner with the tip barely touching. I connected the printer to my PC… I didn’t have to use the provided drivers…then loaded the example gcode.
#Cnc 3018 software download drivers#
It has a digital copy of the instructions as well as some windows software and drivers and some gcode for testing. The kit came with a mini CD but I skipped using it and downloaded the documents and software from Sainsmart wiki. First Etches with CNC 3018-PRO Experimenting All were provided except skull and sword – Click to Enlarge
Everything seems tight and no slop in movement. I did find a ball bearing in the box but can’t confirm it was from this kit. I did record the build but found it not very interesting and useful to share. I bet I could easily put it together by myself in about an hour under better circumstances. I had three issues were I had to redo but all were my fault and easy to fix. I am a little above average height and my workbench is at my standing height in my shop so opted for the floor. I normally put together in my shop but wanted them involved. We put it together on our carport on a rug… my back wishes it was at the workbench.
It took us about 1.5 hours to build and I was only able to keep their attention for about half the time. I had been talking about the CNC/engraver with my kids and they were excited to help build one evening after school.
#Cnc 3018 software download manual#
The 3018 user manual was mostly pictures but they called out anything that might be questionable. Building Genmitsu CNC 3018-PRO CNC Router On the previous version these had to be mounted and manually aligned which from what I read can be a pain. The 3018 is called upgraded because the new mounting for the X and Y rods and lead screws. So the one I was sent has a 300x180mm build volume. The xxxx represent the build volume in the x and y. While waiting on the unit to arrive I did some research and found that there are several different versions on the market labeled CNC xxxx. I am writing about my experiences with building Genmitsu 3018 CNC router upgraded version provided by Sainsmart for this review. Today we are going to look at something a little different.
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