The Maker’s Toolbox: Makera Z1 Desktop CNC Mill Review
Makera has very quickly become the name in consumer desktop CNC mills, thanks to the popularity of their Carvera and Carvera Air machines. Now they’re pushing the envelope with the new and very competitively priced Makera Z1 machine. I put the Z1 to the test to find out if it lives up to Makera’s reputation and if it can do real work on a budget.
The model lineup
Makera’s first machine, the Carvera, is still their flagship model. It is the largest model in the lineup and features an automatic toolchanger (ATC). But it is relatively expensive at $5,499.
The original Makera Carvera
Then Makera released the Carvera Air, which has a slightly smaller work area than Carvera and omits the ATC. Those changes helped Makera get the price of the Carvera Air down to a much more tolerable $2,499 — less than 50% of the Carvera.
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