IPGregory - QueenAnt Pro V2 Build Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 5:10 pm
HI, first post!
Reading the board its suggested that we maintain a build thread to keep details of our build(s) and any questions, etc. in one place, so this is mine. I'm fairly new to the CNC world. Started with a Genmitsu 3018 as a practice/learning machine and many evenings deep in the 'Learn Fusion 360' YouTube rabbit hole. As expected, I recently came to the point where the 3018 was too small for what I want to do and it's time for a bigger more capable machine. Hence why I am here and the build thread.
My use for a CNC machine is a Table Router to cut primarily Acrylic and planning for infrequent soft metals. Aluminum primarily but maybe some brass and Copper occasionally. I tinker with computers as a hobby. The CNC is for making custom computer parts out of acrylic and occasional aluminum. Also, occasional smaller home projects in wood and so on.
After much research and too much back and forth I selected the QueenAnt Pro V2 machine from Yuyong Industry in 1010 size as best suiting my needs at the moment. https://yuyongindustry.com/product/5075 ... -queenbee/. I fully expect it to have weaknesses and issues to solve as I progress but it's cheap enough that I can modify or replace it in time as I discover them in my use case. On paper it looks perfectly capable of medium sized Wood, Plastic and light Aluminum work, which it what I'm after. It will be driven with an Acorn as I want the controller type to last beyond the machine and grow with me and Centroid seems to offer the best potential for that.
So that's where I'm at. To keep this shorter, I'll put up another post directly after this one with some pictures and progress.
Reading the board its suggested that we maintain a build thread to keep details of our build(s) and any questions, etc. in one place, so this is mine. I'm fairly new to the CNC world. Started with a Genmitsu 3018 as a practice/learning machine and many evenings deep in the 'Learn Fusion 360' YouTube rabbit hole. As expected, I recently came to the point where the 3018 was too small for what I want to do and it's time for a bigger more capable machine. Hence why I am here and the build thread.
My use for a CNC machine is a Table Router to cut primarily Acrylic and planning for infrequent soft metals. Aluminum primarily but maybe some brass and Copper occasionally. I tinker with computers as a hobby. The CNC is for making custom computer parts out of acrylic and occasional aluminum. Also, occasional smaller home projects in wood and so on.
After much research and too much back and forth I selected the QueenAnt Pro V2 machine from Yuyong Industry in 1010 size as best suiting my needs at the moment. https://yuyongindustry.com/product/5075 ... -queenbee/. I fully expect it to have weaknesses and issues to solve as I progress but it's cheap enough that I can modify or replace it in time as I discover them in my use case. On paper it looks perfectly capable of medium sized Wood, Plastic and light Aluminum work, which it what I'm after. It will be driven with an Acorn as I want the controller type to last beyond the machine and grow with me and Centroid seems to offer the best potential for that.
So that's where I'm at. To keep this shorter, I'll put up another post directly after this one with some pictures and progress.