Upgrading The $200 CNC Machine @artisanmakes

Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

G'day everyone,

In this video I will be making some upgrades to the $200 CNC 3018 which I picked up a while back. Whilst it is amazing that I can buy a CNC machine for this amount of money, it does suffer from issues regarding rigidity.

Since it is such an inexpensive machine, it is hard to justify spending large amount of money to upgrade this machine, but for a small amount of money it is possible to make small gains which I would like to share.

Here I will be upgrading the anti backlash springs and strengthening the gantry with a new 400mm linear rail.

#CNC #CNC3018 #DIY

Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Upgrading The Anti Backlash Springs
3:01 - Upgrading The Gantry Support With Linear Rails
4:22 - Machining Brass Stand offs
5:35 - Modifying The Z Axis Assembly
7:19 - Modifying The Gantry Supports
8:00 - Modifying The linear Rail
9:22 - Assembly
10:35 - Engraving Aluminium

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