All the linear motion is performed using the linear modules and they are exactly the same for all axes. Building the Snapmaker was straight forward and took me around an hour, including filming. All the tools necessary were included, even separate safety googles for machining and lasering. The rest of the parts were beautifully packed, with custom printed boxes and bags. The box itself contained one of the best manuals I've ever received with one of those machines. Well, and when it arrived I really felt sorry for the delivery guy because the package was so heavy that I even had a hard time getting it into my basement. I'd really like to know what you think about those multi-discipline machines.
Well, I did some research and didn't find a lot of negative feedback about the machine, so I agreed to have them send me one over. A 3D printer should be light and fast, whereas a CNC router usually needs strong and very rigid axes. Snapmaker reached out to me last fall and asked me if I wanted to take a look at their latest generation machine, which I almost declined! I just thought that such a modular system couldn't really work, because especially 3D printing and CNC routing have very different requirements in terms of movement and rigidity. The Snapmaker 2.0 is the second iteration of a modular motion system that can 3D print, laser engrave and cut as well as CNC route by changing the tool head and in it's biggest version comes at a premium price tag of 1800 bucks.
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