It’s been just about two months since we released the first LongMill beta machine out into the wild. We’ve gone through many changes, iterations, and struggles to improve the machine. Thank you to all ten of our testers for bearing with all the hurdles. One of the testers provided us with feedback that made me pretty […]

We’ve had a couple of concerned customers about the state of Canada Post shipments, especially since the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has been on a rotating strike since Oct 22. This means that Canada Post has been experiencing a backlog of shipments all across Canada, causing delays and other issues for Canada Post […]

Just wanted to share that we’ve made a minor tweak to the Mill One Y axis gantry plate, so that we can improve the adjustability of the tension on the Y axis rail. We found that: The rails between our last batch and current batch are slightly different in width, with the current batch being slightly […]

I just wanted to announce that we just recently started selling both the 200mm and 400mm aluminum rails on our store! We’ve decided to make the choice of adding this item to our store for two reasons. The first is that we believe that it should make it easier for people who are building their […]

It’s been nearly a year since the Mill One V2 was featured on Make Magazine, which was a pretty big deal for us. This year, Make Magazine reviewed another three desktop CNC routers, adding to their list of tested CNC machines. Well, we’re happy to say that the Mill One V2 stands as the most […]

We’re going to be at a couple different events this month! Feel free to join us and hang out. Nov 9: Function Keys Maker Science Fair and Showcase: Come join us from 7-11PM for the Function Keys Maker Science Fair and Showcase at the Spice Factory in Hamilton. We’ll have CNC machines to check out and […]

One material that I really enjoy milling on the CNC machine, either the Mill One or the LongMill, is plywood. It’s a strong, forgiving material that’s fairly inexpensive, with a decent sheet of  4′ x 8′ sanded 1/2″ plywood costing around $35 to $40 at Home Depot. The LongMill is designed to handle 2′ x […]

If you’ve been following us for some time, you might know that we’ve received a lot of support from the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business. Well, we’ve been asked to join them for the grand opening of their new space in E7! If you’re in the area and want to join us, we’ll be […]

Hey everyone. Just wanted to announce that we’ll be holding our first CNC milling workshop at our new space at 44 Gaukel in Downtown Kitchener in a few weeks! Workshop attendees will get a chance to learn and design using CAD, create G-code using CAM, and cut out a design with a CNC machine. To […]

I’ve been working with some of our first batch of beta testers who have reported issues with reliability, especially on the Y axis. If you missed that, you can read more about it here: https://sienci.com/2018/10/04/longmill-beta-y-axis-drifting/ There has been a couple of changes made to combat that. First was with adding a second power supply and an […]