Description
Turn your ideas into a reality with the LongMill Benchtop CNC MK2
The LongMill helps you take your woodworking and fabrication to the next level. Its range of workable materials includes any species of wood, a variety of plastics, soft metals like aluminum and brass, and a variety of machinable foams and waxes for model making or metal casting.
We designed the LongMill to be the best hobby CNC router in its class, offering rigidity, and reliability. With large extruded aluminum rails, fully supported Y-axes, 1/4″ steel gantries on all axes, high power NEMA 23 motors, and high precision MG-12 type linear guides on the Z-axis, the LongMill MK2 is the most powerful CNC router in its class at its price point.
This kit comes with:
- All rails, gantries, fasteners, lead screws, and other hardware parts to make a complete LongMill
- All electronics, including power supply, controller, drivers, and motors
- Assembly instructions and resources
- Excellent lifetime technical support during the life of your ownership
Tools and supplies needed for assembly (not included in the kit) are
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- 3/4″ MDF sheet to act as a working surface
- An electric drill or screwdriver
- A laptop or computer
- A router and end mills (for purchase separate on our store)
For routers, we recommend the Makita RT0700/RT0701. It’s reliable, powerful, speed-adjustable to a large range (10-30K RPM), and its uniform outer body allows for versatile z-axis mounting. We’ve been using the Makita on our CNC machines for years. The LongMill MK2 comes free as standard with a 65mm router mount, which is compatible with the Makita RT0700/RT0701 and most variations of this router design. If you wish to use a different size router or spindle, please check out the other sizes that we offer.
*Routers that we supply will be 110V only (North America). If you live in a country that uses a different voltage, please purchase a router in your region.
The LongMill comes with free software and is compatible with dozens of other paid and free software. Try our Toolchain Wizard to get a quick recommendation for software that may work best for you.
Garry Strout (verified owner) –
Good so far. No prior experience.
William Brigman (verified owner) –
I am satisfied with the machine. It was very easy to assemble and adjust. On the customer service, I have not had a reason to call for any help or advice. But from my experience with your company I feel that I would not be disappointed. I am a 64 year old lineman and this is the first time I have seen a CNC Router. It is and will be, for a while a challenge for me to get comfortable with it. I have been making some boxes and doing a little v carving.
Thanks for making a machine that will challenge me and my imagination.
Andy R. (verified owner) –
I have had my longmill 48×30 for just over a month and while working full time I have been able to accomplish so many projects on my time away from work. I am running this machine for a hobby. The assembly was easy and straight forward. I love that they included a 3d printed T wrench for assembly it made the job a lot faster. I built the unit in 2 sittings due to time constraints on my part. The quality of the parts and overall machine is outstanding. I added the limit switches to my machine right away. The electrical wiring was the easiest part of assembly. I have a little bit of AutoCAD experience so designing my own projects is not a challenge. I invested in VCarve pro because it was recommended for this unit. It is easy to learn and great. GSender is user friendly and simple to use. I love that the Adreno controller is built so well and I have no bugs or issues. I did add a emergency stop for my router and a speed control for rpm. I am also adding a tachometer to the unit. I have made beautiful signs and last week I made hallowe’en lanterns which have been selling very well. I have zero regrets buying this 48×30 longmill I can rip plywood and screw it down to my work table and start cutting in a matter of minutes. The Longmill is great to look and and a very solid design. I would recommend it highly.
charles scully (verified owner) –
very easy assemble
jeffrey kearns (verified owner) –
i havent assembled it yet. so cant really rate it
Scott Chase (verified owner) –
Well let’s start this off with quality is great with all the parts . Once I figured out a few confusing areas on putting together ( drag chain ) and the added limit switch kit , I still have to tell the CBC they are installed. idc woodcraft reviews and his other videos were what I based my purchase off of . Same went with my bobscnc . I’m waiting on a bit to get delivered so I can finish my spoil board and get on to carving . And I hope the laser attachment and learning goes quickly as well.
Only thing I wasn’t happy with is small Allen wrench stripped on first bolt. Will be going over all these with anti slip Allen wrench set
Arthur Gibeaut (verified owner) –
Appears to be a robust machine. I’m impressed.
Hector Martinez (verified owner) –
This machine is exactly what I wanted.
It does look and works even better.
After the learning curve, it is very user friendly.
Vic Armstrong (verified owner) –
Living in Australia made it a harder decision to purchase from Canada due to import and shipping costs adding over a $1000 extra. No CNC experience watched lots of YouTube videos especially Garrett Fromme IDC Woodcraft ordered the 48 x 30. I also ordered a lot of extra bits including the starter pack from IDC EXCELLENT VALUE. It all eventually arrived went together quite quickly and easily, lots of frustrating moments and still ironing out the wrinkles learning the vCarve pro software. I’ve made several signs of various types from pocketing to v bit carved signs made mistakes – lots to learn, the software is very good but a big learning curve. The Longmill has worked well still trying to refine the precision but getting there. Long way to go but getting there. Only recommend to people with patients. 😜😄👍
Terry (verified owner) –
I love it. Very user friendly. Instructions for set up were easy to follow. Wish I would of spent the extra $500 at the beginning and got the bigger size. Now I have to discern with the extra cost of the extension kit and shipping again. Will be around $800 now instead of $500. Otherwise excellent machine.
Allan H. (verified owner) –
Overall, my comments and thoughts are my own.
I was sitting on the fence for sometime between Onefinity and Sienci Longmill MK2. I chose the MK2 primarily because of cost/value for money. And it has not disappointed me. The purchase was simple and UPS delivered a week early so I was extremely happy.
I was a bit worried about building the machine at first, having no experience what so ever; however once I started I had it up and running in just over 3 hours. I have completed a couple of signs so far and have been very impressed with the outcome. Not at all familiar with CNC machines or Cam/Cad software, so I chose the free software options to start me off, carbide create and Easel using gsender to operate the machine.
Overall I am extremely happy with my choice, and I look forward to many projects.
Thank you to all at Sienci Labs
John Lucassen (verified owner) –
This is the best machine, after having nothing but trouble with a Chinese machine, this one is fantastic, works perfectly out of the box and the service to all my emails was outstanding. building it by the online manual made it a breeze. You’ve got to try this machine it is rock solid and I love it. Also the laser attachment and helpful online videos made my work look very professional. Sienci Labs will go far, they are the best company I have ever dealt with, I predict that they will go far, I thank them and recommend them to all.
Dennis (verified owner) –
Great service and I love the MK2.
George Clark (verified owner) –
I am super happy with my LongMill 48×30. It’s a beast! The YouTube instructional videos with Chris made assembly a breeze. Looking forward to making some cool guitars in the near future.