I hope that everyone who came out to Hamilton Maker Faire this year had as much as a blast as we did. It was a toasty 30 degrees Celsius yesterday and Amy (who helped out for the day) and I got up around 8am to begin the 1 hour drive from Waterloo to Hamilton. Once […]

Milling materials like rubber and linoleum can be an interesting experience. Due to the elastic properties of these materials, some of the material will compress rather than being cut away by the bit or endmill the CNC is using. Getting the right feeds and speeds took a little bit of time and patience to get good […]

Mark your calendars, because Hamilton Maker Faire is coming up this Sunday, June 11th in Hamilton Ontario. Hamilton Maker Faire will bring together hundreds of makers to share projects and ideas, and we’ll be there to show off the Mill One V2. Learn more at the event page on Facebook. We were there last year […]

It’s been awesome to see what users on the Sienci Mill One Group on Facebook have been up to, especially with the mods that they have been making to improve the performance of the Mill One, as well as pushing the machine to its furthest extents. One example of this is Eddie’s latest endeavour to […]

At this point we’ve shipped over a hundred Mill Ones, giving us a good look at how reliable our machines are and the quality of the parts that go into it. We’ve done our best to provide the best service to our customers as possible, and have made sure to help everyone get the most […]

One of the most daunting parts about owning a CNC machine is choosing which end mills to use. There are literally thousands of tools for every single application, some which cost a dollar or two, and some that can cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars. But when you learn about how end mills are […]

People ask us questions. A lot of questions. We’ve made a new FAQ to help you answer some of the questions you might have. Have a burning question or want us to add something to the FAQ? Shoot us an email at hi@sienci.com! FAQ  

After being featured on the Arduino Facebook page, Instructables, and all across the internet, we noticed a large number of folks looking to make their own Mill One! To help get more people building desktop CNC machines, we’re offering free shipping to the US and Canada for all orders over $40, as well as a […]

Sienci Mill One V2 The next generation Mill One V2 includes some exciting new improvements, building upon what we learned with our first generation desktop CNC. These new improvements include performance improvements and easier assembly, and provide a better overall CNCing experience. Production and Lead Time Parts for the Mill One V2 are in stock […]

What Kickstarter lets you do is take an idea, a prototype, a brand new product built by people you’ve never heard about and turn it into either a burning failure or a fledgling of a company. We turned to Kickstarter to help mass produce our first batch of Sienci Mill Ones because we didn’t have […]