Product Description
Details
Make your dreams a reality with the LEAD CNC 3D Router. Create beautiful intricate 3D carvings, inlays, amazing works of art and so much more. Start a business, make unique gifts for your friends & family and impress even yourself by becoming a 21st century digital carpenter. The time is now!
It’s easy, fun and intuitive.With you and the LEAD, the possibilities are limitless. Extend your Milling / 3D Carving depths up to 8” with our High Z Mod
Specifications:
-Travel (Work Area): X Axis 730mm / Y Axis 810mm / Z Axis ~100mm or 400mm with Hi Z Version
-Workable Material Height: ~47mm Based on a 1/2" spoiler board stack or ~203mm with Hi Z version
Drive System:
Lead Screw Driven
Machine Accuracy
0.001"~0.003" (0.05mm~0.10mm)
Footprint
40" x 40" (1000mm x 1000mm)
Includes:
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- Base kit includes all the necessary parts to assemble your machine (including cables and limit switches), with the exception of the configurable add-ons, since several options can be chosen. Add these to your machine by selecting your choices in the machine configurator above. Check the complete Bill of Materials of the base kit here.
- Spindle/Router mount: we ship a mount with 65mm in diameter by default, but you can reply to your order confirmation e-mail requesting that we swap it for one with any of these alternative sizes: 52mm / 71mm / 80mm. Note that the 80mm mount is incompatible with the LED Light Ring.
Add-ons
-Controllers such as OpenBuilds BlackBox, Duet 2 & 3, Xpro 4
-Nema 23 Motors (and Drivers if using the Xpro 4 with Hi Torque motors)
-Power Supply
Software
-BlackBox only: INCLUDED at no additional cost - OpenBuilds CAM and CONTROL software is everything you need to get started making or purchase one of Vectric’s CAD / CAM solutions that also include great features.
-Professional CAD / CAM Software: Vectric VCarve / Aspire
- Rat Rig Lead CNC Build Guide
Assembly Instructions:
Older machine versions:
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Use the links below if you purchased your Lead CNC before before 17 Feb 2021. Old Machine version is called "Lead CNC", while current machine is called "Rat Rig Lead CNC"
Assembly Documentation
Community Support
OpenBuilds Resources
Sketchup CAD