FoxAlien Masuter Pro 3-Axis CNC Router Machine, Beginner Hobby Engraving Machine All-Metal Structure for Wood Acrylic MDF Nylon Routing Milling Carving

I found the machine to be well constructed. Its robust aluminum frame provides impressive stability, reducing vibrations for more accurate and consistent results. Setting up is simple, thanks to clear instructions and easy-to-use controls that make it approachable for beginners like me. The most notable aspect is its dependable spindle and smooth axis movement, enabling precise cuts on materials such as wood, plastics, and light metals. The wide software compatibility means you can use popular design programs seamlessly. Customer service is outstanding. My machine arrived with a minor hardware issue—occasional misses happen even with top quality control. As a novice, I initially thought I was at fault, but after a chat and some emails, they identified defective hardware. They quickly shipped a replacement part along with instructions. Once I installed the new part, performance improved greatly. Although the work area is somewhat limited for larger projects, it offers sufficient space and versatility for beginner tasks. Overall, this CNC machine provides great value, combining durability, precision, and user-friendly features.

Purchased the MasuterPro 4040 with router. Set up and assembly took no time at all. Literally less than 30 minutes. Ran accurate cuts right off the bat, no headache trying to dial it in. Is it a machine that’s gonna allow me to make parts for the next SpaceX launch? No. But for as inexpensive as it is, it’s pretty amazing what it can do and the quality. It’s fairly quiet, the sound of the material being cut by a bit is louder than any of the motors. A week later I purchased the 40W laser and 4080 extension. I’m planning on using it for guitar making. Haven’t run any on it yet, but tested some smaller patterns on hard maple, ebony, and mahogany and it seemed sturdy and strong enough. Bit quality matters, rpm and feed rate as well. Don’t expect this thing to cut a guitar body in 10 minutes, cleanly. It’s not a $100k rig. Software (not FoxAlien- just the process and technology as a whole) is a bit of a learning curve for doing advanced design and making but if you are looking into CNC, I’m sure you are sharp enough to get over that hump.

Assembly was easy straight forward with instructions that were easy to follow and understand, Worked great for the first few weeks, then suddenly the spindle would not turn on, contacted support, explained the problem and they said I should take a meter reading of the voltage (think it was the voltage, I’m not an electrition) so $25 later I tested the voltage, took a photo of every setting. They got back to me and said I needed a new mother board and they had ordered one to be delivered from China ( think it took about ten days. So when I attempted to replace it the problem became obvious, the spindle connection to the mother board had blown, resulting in the connection melting itself to the mother board making it impossible to remove the now redundant mother board, when I informed Foxalien about this, they said I need a replacement spindle cable, I told them I’d had enough and wanted either a replacement machine or my money back (I repeated this several times during our correspondence, each time they completely ignored my request as if I’d never said it) and there reply was, we’ve ordered you a new spindle cable, from China. Honestly I was quite happy with the machine at the onset, but the hoops you have to jump through and the terrible customer service not to mention the weeks you have to wait for any part that fails is unacceptable.

I'm a woodworking phantic and finally decided to purchase a cnc. After a lot of research and watching videos I decided on the Masuter Pro for my first machine. (great reviews and well priced). Set up was very easy and wasready to get strted. After a few more videos I got started. Machine worked greatfor@2 weeks and then seemed to respond when it wanted to. After a few back and forth emails with customer service the problem was still not resolved. They sent me a new control board (@ 5days to recieve, slow post office) and problem resolved. Would recommend for anyone wanting to get into cnc. Will be buying Foxalien for future upgrades andcustomer service. Remember, as with all products not everyone is perfect when coming off assembly and if it is it goes thru hell when shipped no matter how well packaged.

This is the first CNC machine that I have ever owned or even used. I was happy with the size as it fit on my workbench. Putting the machine together was not that difficult (with the help of YouTube) and the quality of the parts were much better than I thought they would be. For the price, I am glad that I purchased this machine, it is well worth the amount I paid for it and it functions quite well. The cuts have been quite accurate and I am very happy with this purchase.

Received my maching in January, 2025. I wanted an entry level machine to see if I would like this hobby. I'll tell you, this is a great beginner machine. Easy to set up; less than two hours. I watched videos for other machines and they can take up to two days. I will have to say, the machine is very underpowered for heavier work, but with learing CNC operation and software, this was a great choice. Sure, you have to cut slower and the depth of cut per pass is a lot less, but it does the job. Tip: do not rely on feeds and speeds charts you download from the internet with this machine; these are meant for much more powerful machines. Reduce the feeds and depth of cut by about 50-60% and you'll be fine. For laser work, you shouldn't have to worry about these. Now that I've got experienced with the Masuter Pro, I replaced the spindle with a Makita RT0701C router, the 4080 bed kit, and, the best upgrade, the NEMA 23 motor upgrade. The bigger NEMA motors are outstanding. You can then use your feeds and speeds charts you downloaded from the internet with no problem. I dare to say, now this machine competes with the big boys, and with the upgrades, still at a fraction of the cost! I recently added their Smart Relay to start the router automatically when the program starts, and rewired it so I can start my dust collector independent of the router. I posted that on the Fox Alien Facebook page. That's what's nice about this machine. You don't have to spend alot of money upfront. It is very easy to upgrade. As for customer support, FANTASTIC! It's mostly by email, but they get back with you within 24 hours. Most of my issues were user error, but there was one or two items that they had to replace, possibly damaged during shipping. No problem. Not only that, but they will continue to follow up with you until everything is to your satisfaction. Very important and impressive! I've seen some negative comments because this machine is so affordable saying it's cheap and they have problems. Makes me laugh. These people need to get faimiliar and learn how to use the machine before complaining. After seven months, I'm extremely satisfied.

This is the best money I’ve ever spent. Motor: The Masuter Pro obviously comes stock with a “weak” 775 style cutting motor but it can still do decent work at a slow pace and is helpful for a beginner to learn the machine and it’s capabilities. It includes about 8 identical 1/8” v-shape steel cutters which are okay quality for mdf and softer woods. The ER collet is good quality and provides good stability considering the stock motor is the type that uses oilite bushings which are usually sloppy. The motor shaft has a tiny bit of radial movement, though less than I imagined it would. I intended from the get-go to use a 65mm trim router and I was pleased to find that it includes a very heavy duty aluminum mount for 65mm routers. Dust Control: There is no included dust shoe for a vacuum or dust collector, so I 3Dprinted a vacuum hookup that attaches to the 65mm router. The file was free on Printables. You can buy a universal FoxAlien dust shoe attachment for an additional $50 Cutting Area: The stock work area is generously sized at a tad under 16” x 16”. A quick & easy modification for gaining 2” in working/cutting width (X-Axis) is to print (or make from 1/8” aluminum) new X axis limit switch mounts and then flip the X belt end attachment brackets upside down to gain 50mm+ of X movement! This gave me about 18” of max cutting width for zero dollars. There is a free stl file and modification instructions for the switch bracket extenders on printables. You then remove the pieces of metal that the x axis limit switches hit on the sides and now use the aluminum gantry riser itself as the hitting point for the limit switches. Why this unit isn’t like that from the factory confounds me. Most people use the spare belt that comes with the machine to make a longer belt when doing the X mod to give you the added X travel, but I was able to use the surplus belt slack and keep the stock belt in place. Electronics: The stock control box is well designed and has worked well for me. All the wires have flag tags on them for easy mating. You have to mount the wire control track but the wires are already ran through the track which makes assembly and wiring a breeze. Software: I haven’t used the included thumb drive software that comes with the Masuter Pro. I’ve been using free browser-based Easel software running on a used 2013 MacBook Pro to run the CNC. I bought the Mac specifically for running this machine and my 3D printer and it works great. The Easel software detected the Masuter Pro and downloaded the appropriate drivers for me. Quality: The build quality is great, I was going to get the other similar sized blue brand machine because it looks much heavier duty but it is much slower and would not work fast enough for my sign projects. The Masuter Pro is designed lighter and with less material but has good engineering and upgraded pieces where it counts, like the Z axis having square linear rails. There is an almost imperceptible amount of movement when you try to move the cutting shaft around by hand to assess the sturdiness of the motor gantry. It’s actually hard to believe how tight this thing is considering it uses belts and plastic wheels, the extrusions are very strong. I intend to upgrade the roller wheels to a Japanese name brand to see if I can get the tiniest last bit of movement to go away for metal use. I do believe this machine can do aluminum cutting with the proper upgrades, but if that is your main use, I would recommend a much heavier unit with full linear rails. Upgrades: I will soon be buying the extension kit and seeing if I can mod extra travel out of it, with the x mod I will have 18”x30” of cutting area and I think I can likely mod the Y-Axis for an inch or two of extra travel as well, giving me a gigantic cutting size for the price. I may also upgrade to bigger stepper motors in the future, but really currently have no need!

Soo...thinking about getting into CNC? Well, if you're pretty sure you're going to get into and think you might want to make something larger than like 15" square, then you might want something else. 1. It does NOT have a working area nearly as large as the spoil board, don't be mislead by that. 2. No support under the spoil board. It's a like 1/2 MDF board that spans the full base with ZERO support in the center. Good luck getting a flat firm surface to work on. It will sag and probably already is out of the box. Guaranteed to sag with any use or over time. 3. Spindle is WAY underpowered. You'll have to go insanely slow and very shallow passes at that. 4. Stepper motors are weak NEMA 17, like what many 3D printers use. You'll lose steps with any resistance and there goes your project...ruined. Oh...if your project requires a tool change, you'll most assuredly unintentionally move the gantry when doing tool changes and cause the motors to skip steps and you'll lose your place in your project and will have to go and reset your X & Y minimally. I understand that FoxAlien is either coming out with or may by now already have an upgrade to larger steppers available, but it wont be cheap and by the time you add those in, then the price of this machine just likely grew to more than what you could get others out there in that price range. Otherwise, it's workable and can be worked around or upgraded more cheaply if you're interested. For example...for the weak spindle...just pick up a cheap Bauer palm router from Harbor Freight and install that! Now you'll have the power to ramp up the feeds and speeds to something tolerable, but will still be limited by the puny stepper motors unfortunately. For the sagging spoil board: I have several 3D printers, so I printed my self a support bar to support the middle of the spoil board and now no sag, even with a larger project on the bed. To help combat the skipping of steps during tool changes, I just picked up a couple really cheap small clamps while I was up at Harbor Freight and I clamp the gantry in place on both sides to help them wimpy NEMA 17's hold it in place and not skip! So...if you have access to Harbor Freight and a way to fabricate a support brace for under the spoil board, then it can be used to success with modifications. One of the pics shows a job I did on this. A wedding seating chart done on a sheet of 18 x 24 1/4" acrylic. AFTER I did all those upgrades though, and yes....if you're paying attention you probably noticed that that work piece is WAY larger than the workable carving area. I had to take the control box off the front to allow the longer sheet of acrylic to slide in, then I broke the carve up into smaller portions and starting at the top, filled up as much as I could then tore it loose from the spoil board and slid it in further and out the other side and restarted the next set of jobs....a major work around to do that and not for the weak hearted! Sort of a poor mans version of indexing as it's known in CNC terms, I guess. I'm already looking into a true 4' x 4' CNC to upgrade too this upcoming Spring.

What are fabulous piece of kit, arrived on time and in the most fabulously packed boy in layer and layer of foam. Has kept me amused for hours. Had a small issue with a limit switch and contacted fox alien customer services who where so helpful, they diagnosed the problem which I replaced the switch from the spare from my delivery, they then sent me a replacement which arrived in a couple of days. Now works perfectly real customer service.

Una maravilla, funciona perfectamente y es muy fácil de usar

nulla da dire, è la migliore. per avere il massimo dei risultati per lavori con frese grandi consiglio di cambiare immediatamente il trapanino che però è ottimo per piccoli lavori. Con un bel matita da 65mm si può fare qualunque cosa. ora farò delle modifiche per renderla più grande. per i miei lavori di insegne neon necessito di un piano più grande.

Ich hatte mich schon lange mit dem Gedanken beschäftigt mir eine CNC-Fräse zuzulegen. Meine Wahl viel dabei auf die Masuter Pro von Foxalien und ich bereue dies keinen Moment. Der Aufbau ging Reibungslos von statten und die Aufbauanleitung gibt keine Rätsel auf. Die Kabel sind schon im Kabelkanal verlegt und so war ich nach ca. einer (entspannten) Stunde fertig. Bisher habe ich mich auf Holzfräsen beschränkt und habe keinerlei Probleme damit. Als Software benutze ich Easel, welches für Einsteiger Perfekt ist. Der Kundenservice ist Top und bei Fragen würde ich diesen jederzeit empfehlen. Habe mir dann gleich die 300W-Spindel zugelegt und würde das jedem empfehlen. Alles im allem bin ich mit der CNC-Fräse vollkommen zufrieden.

Super machine. Après avoir pris la fraiseuse CNC matuser Pro. J'ai pris l’extension 40x80 et les moteurs nema23. J'ai voulu reconstruire l'extension et j'ai pris chez FoxAlien la barre central et j'ai commandé des micro Switch. Ce qui me fait deux fraiseuses.