Makera Z1 - Can it Cut Steel?

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• ME

  @MethodicalMaker · 4 weeks ago · pinned

  Part 2 of the review is out! check out the issues I ran into, and how I fixed them here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q7ZaeDBa2U">https://youtu.be/7q7ZaeDBa2U?si=WCMlItI51qvM0xG8</a> <br>All my fixes and open source and linked in the description of the part 2 video!

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• MA

  @Makera · 1 month ago

  A2 tool steel. On a desktop CNC. Coming out clean. <br>You pushed Z1 further than most would dare, and the feedback you gave along the way doesn&apos;t go unnoticed. Thank you for this one.

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• DU

  @DurhamBrayden · 1 month ago

  Dude nice video, I’ve been waiting to see a review on if the Z1 could cut steel. Thanks for making this!

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• UN

  @unamigosencillo · 12 days ago

  Very impressive performance, but I would expect as much from someone like you who &quot;knows a thing or two about CNC.&quot; Glad I found this video because I was wondering if milling steel was possible on this machine. &nbsp;Now I know to keep it slow and which specs to use for cutting. &nbsp;Thanks for doing your due diligence and looking forward to more of your projects.

• AN

  @Andi3DLab · 1 month ago

  My Z1 Pro is currently out at sea. I&apos;m really looking forward to it; I have no experience with CNC, but that&apos;s what it&apos;s for.

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• PH

  @Phiz787 · 1 month ago

  WELL SAID! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQHeRI0tocY&amp;t=43">0:43</a> &quot;More of a project than a tool&quot; I encountered the exact same thing during COVID when I got extremely excited to do a CNC conversion project. It taught me a whole lot about CNC, but I never really ended up using it as a tool. The project was the tool, not the tool for my projects.

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• ND

  @ndcapper · 2 days ago

  Great video!!

• SI

  @simblorr · 4 weeks ago

  subscribed :) I got a Z1 pro a month ago and have made a few test parts, absolute beginner here.

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• TI

  @TimmyTwoToned · 1 month ago

  Thanks for the video, perfect timing for me as im deciding on my first cnc

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• YO

  @youp_h · 1 month ago

  Great video, this deserves more views! 🚀

• DE

  @DesertDwellerAZ2026 · 4 weeks ago

  Thats pretty damn impressive, especially for that price.

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• SI

  @Si14RetroTech · 4 weeks ago

  If this mill machine supports 3+2 axes, it will be a GOAT.