Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I can't say enough good about this kit! I was a bit apprehensive at first, even after reading the online assembly manual. I should not have been worried...assembly was very easy. Almost all parts have tabs that fit into slots on the part it is being attached to. It's rock solid because the parts are also held together by a very adequate number of screws. All wooden parts are beautifully laser cut plywood (birch I think) and every part fit absolutely perfectly with its mate. You could tell that the designer had actually built the kit himself...there were no inaccessible screws or other parts. This is really a well thought out design. Note that EVERYTHING you need is in the kit: a DeWalt router, motors, electronics, even software for the controller. I'm not an experts but every part that I kner about personally was of good quality (for instance, the DeWalt router). Note that the assembly manual is a download from www bobscnc com. The assembly manual is really, really good, with at least one very clear picture for each assembly step and often 2, 3, or more. Any cons? Well, I ended up buying a DC motor control to adjust the speed of the router---30.000 RPM is too fast for aluminum, but be aware if you do this that power decreases as the router slows and you have to slow down feeds. Note that this is only needed it you are going to cut aluminum...30K RPM is fine for wood. One thing I would add. I've been wanting a CNC router for years but found other kits too expensive. I would have built one on my own but I didn't have the knowledge of the mechanical parts to tackle a design of my own. All the plans I bought and downloaded were too complex or too expensive. Building this kit gave me the knowledge of the mechanics of a CNC router and helped me understand just how all the mechanisms are integrated together. If I could do it over, I would buy this kit again without any hesitation at all.