Thread: VEVOR.....Yes or No?

Originally Posted by Brigalow

G'day everyone.

I would like to get a small desk top size CNC machine to add relief carving to small wooden boxes, plaques etc. Also to engrave brass/copper plates with names/images. Stuff like that.
VEVOR advertises CNC/laser combinations (3018 Pro for example).
Has anybody had any experience with VEVOR and if so, are they, in your opinion, any good?

Thanks for any advice you can offer.

Grant.

I don’t have experience with a cnc from them but have recently bought router sled rails from them to help me with some work and they were great. Arrived super quick with shipping and we’re what I’m after. I’ll give you
Feedback after I’ve used them a few times but I got them because a guy I know that slabs recommended them and has had them for a fair while longer than me and they’re still going strong.

I kept the items in my cart and they kept throwing discounts at me so you could try that also I assume theyre just another Alibaba kind of outfit they seem fine. They do have a router sled attachment but it’s not compatible with the rails I bought funny enough

Cheers
Nathan


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I have a few Vevor items.

I have bought a few things for metalworking, a turntable and an indexing head for my metal milling machine. HTey are good quality hobby-grade items and very well priced for what you get. I doubt I will ever be good enough at milling to outgrow their capabilities but they probably would not suit a commercial user.

I have got one of the small CNC machines that you mentioned, or a very similar model. At this stage I have not put in the time to work out how to use it. there's a bit of a learning curve and I have been too busy to sit down and work my way through it yet. THe unit itself looks to be adequate for the advertised purpose - hobby work, not commercial use. Having said that, the protective eye glasses that came with mine are grossly inadequate and getting a properly rated Australian seandards set of Laser safety glasses cost more than the CNC machine did.

My partner has looked into presses for vynil printing on shirts, cups, water bottles etc, for her hobbies with her Cricut machine. In some states the Vevor presses have been subject to a recall as they were burning people's houses down.

The general consensus among our friends and people we talk to throlugh our hobbies is that most Vevor stuff is pretty good value but exercise caution with any of their products that plug into and run on 240 volts.

I bought that a VEVOR unit ( not the Pro) - CNC spindle and 5.5W laser. They are available with various laser wattages- 5W being the strongest when I bought. The only thing I’ve done is to beef up the X axis supports with Perspex triangles. Works well but obviously the CNC spindle has its limitations. The 5W laser works well. Will cut 3mm laser ply in two passes and burns images very well.

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I have cut 10mm Merbau with a 3.175mm mill with the spindle as well as 6mm Perspex.

There are a number of different VEVOR units - this is a picture of mine. The Pro looks more substantial re the X axis to base construction but that’s just looking at the pictures.

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Thanks everyone.
I think I'll give one of these machines a crack.

Lappa, you said you have cut merbau and perspex. Do you have any 'photos of what that side of the machine can do?....Ta.

Have a good weekend all.

Grant.

This is one i did with that machine when i was learning to use it.
Another thing I tried was this cut out of a piece of 3 mm acrylic . It is for a set of plastic drawers that had broken.
I have also done some script with it turned out very good can't find a shot of that it was on a donations box for a shop that i visit now and then.

Originally Posted by Brigalow

Thanks everyone.
I think I'll give one of these machines a crack.

Lappa, you said you have cut merbau and perspex. Do you have any 'photos of what that side of the machine can do?....Ta.

Have a good weekend all.

Grant.

The Merbau I cut was 9mm

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The Perspex was 6mm

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these were the strengthening support sides for my 3018.

I had a small issue with the rails i purchased from them as one of the sliders was off by a mm or so and wouldnt fit the rail no matter the encouragement i gave it. Working with them over the coming days/weeks showing them the issue they had no problems sending out an entire new replacement. Now i have spares