CNC 3018 to 3040 Upgrade with 500W Spindle Motor ( Sainsmart Genmitsu )

Upgrading a Sainsmart Genmitsu 3018-PROVer with a 3040 Y axis Extension, an aluminium spindle holder and a 500 Watt spindle motor.

3018-PROVer

3040 Y-Axis Extension Kit

3040 Aluminum Spoilboard

Aluminum Spindle Holder

00:00 Introduction
00:28 Dismantle 3018
01:32 Assemble Y Axis
02:13 MDF Spoilboard
04:08 Candle
04:28 Level Spoilboard
04:57 Cut Plywood
05:20 Laser
05:38 Aluminium Spoilboard
07:25 Cut Plywood
07:56 Aluminium Spindle Holder
08:54 500W Spindle Motor
09:54 Cut Plywood
10:24 Tensegrity
10:46 Cut Aluminium
11:57 Height Increase
13:39 Review

[frankpolanco]

What a great video. Nice production, well organized, clear speech. It all helped to concentrate on the subject matter - that super nice desktop Sainsmart CNC. Thanks for taking the time to do this. It's nice to see all these upgrades in action.

[boiclyde]

You got to hand it to Genmitsu for really just keeping up with the in-home CNC machine game.

[techydiy]

Upgrading a Sainsmart Genmitsu 3018-PROVer with a 3040 Y axis Extension, an aluminium spindle holder and a 500 Watt spindle motor.
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3040 Y-Axis Extension Kit

3040 MDF Spoilboard






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00:00 Introduction
00:28 Dismantle 3018
01:32 Assemble Y Axis
02:13 MDF Spoilboard
04:08 Candle
04:28 Level Spoilboard
04:57 Cut Plywood
05:20 Laser
05:38 Aluminium Spoilboard
07:25 Cut Plywood
07:56 Aluminium Spindle Holder
08:54 500W Spindle Motor
09:54 Cut Plywood
10:24 Tensegrity
10:46 Cut Aluminium
11:57 Height Increase
13:39 Review

[insanet]

these types of aluminium bracket is actually a good heat dissipator, i managed to install 2 water blocks to the sides and works incredible well. i know in a dc motor cooling the armature is not the best, but it works way better than expected.

[lukemccloskey]

This is incredible thank you! Excited to get mine in a couple days and you just got me more jacked to receive it with all of these badass upgrades that I can do!

[MrBEnIbb]

It would be so good, if you could buy this in a bundle without all the stuff you dont need anymore after you upgrade!

[Georges-MILLION]

Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo !
Le résultat est vraiment satisfaisant !!!! Bravo !
Et merci aussi pour tous les liens pour faire la modif ! Super !!!
Thank you very much for this video !
The result is really satisfying !!!! Well done !
And thank you also for all the links to make the change! Great !!!

[jazzsheehan]

Thanks for doing this excellent tutorial. It was a great help to me and I would never have come up with the solution to raise the Z height like you did. I did take the easy option and bought the plates from Amazon rather than make my own though. 👍🏻

[phillipja]

Excellent informative video. Upgrades are absolutely the best way to go.

[davej]

Bravo on your height fix! Love it when people think outside the shipping box! Only thing I am wondering is why not mount the bed rails out further away from the center axis, for more support, and stiffness?

[speedyshow]

You should have minimum half million subscribers

[cvonp]

Ever seen this one? Even after carefully calibrating the XYZ axes my 3018-PROVer and using the Z-probe on every setup, it consistently cuts between 2mm and 3mm deeper than what is called out (using an end mill with a 1/8" shank - the goal is to get a cut 1mm deep in 3mm stock but no luck). Everything else seems to be working accurately across multiple test files in VCarve Pro 10.5, UGS, and Candle but they all produce much deeper cuts than what I'm instructing the CNC make. Cheers

[jaimerodriguez]

Im definetely doing the Z axis extension trick since the project i will be working on need that extra Z.

[Kitsyfluff]

I hadn't thought of extending the Z axis clearance like that... damn I know what i need to do on mine next!

[ajipaul]

Manual says mount the x axis assembly 46.5mm . do you know why? I saw that @6:55 you had this more than 46.5mm

[josemanuelperez]

How do you insert the clamps for holding the wood ? There is no place on the sides if you block with the extra rails heigh!

[danielantoniochavezroque]

Excellent video, I would like to make a modification, but I would like to know how far I could extend the x, y, and z axes. I would also like to know if the values ​​that changed $131=315, if previously above it indicates $131=158 that means that the previous value was 158?

[RcRANFLAS]

Would you be doing more aluminum projects with this machine?

[yacoubjabal]

Good job and great video, I think the Y axis will do the wobbling. if I have to extend the Y axis I will use the SBR16 or 12 linear guide or convert the rod from 12 mm to 16 mm.

[AzaBC]

LOL, but of course... Found your brilliant video ~2 hours after assembling my 3040 extension kit.🤦‍♂️