I am not a "DIY" person who typically builds things (all of my 3D printers were pre-assembled), but this kit was easy enough for me to build - even though there seemed to be some steps unclear/missing from the directions (Microsoft Word file included on USB drive included with the kit). I watched someone build the same model on YouTube, followed along with the directions I had, and it went together over the course of 2 days (I spent about an hour per day tinkering with assembling it, so someone who is a DIY person could probably knock it out in very short order). Hint: make sure you pay attention to the length of the bolts at each step; it makes a difference and you don't want to end up with short bolts when you need longer ones. There were spare bolts/t-nuts, which is good since a couple of them had a little bit of drag on them (very small burrs on the end of the screws).It took some searching for software I liked and that was fairly intuitive to use, but I settled on DeskProto 7.0 (Free version downloadable by searching with Google) and Candle 1.1 (that comes on the USB drive). After a couple of hours of playing with the included controller (small handheld board with buttons to control X, Y, Z axes and spindle rotation), I felt like I could do my first test. I engraved some small icons onto 16 mm. blank white acrylic dice using one of the fine-point bits (included) and was absolutely impressed with the results. Using black magic marker to fill in the grooves created in the face of each die then wiping off the surface residue, I ended up with what I considered a successful first test.One very important lesson I learned was that the set screws connecting the lead screw (runs from side to side to drive the gantry [which holds the motor and cutting bits]) to the motors via a small aluminum coupling need to be VERY TIGHT or the motor will spin and the gantry won't move properly (or not at all if the screws are too loose). I remedied it by using a file to create a flat
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