Carbide 3D · read 1 November 2026
Shapeoko 5.1 Pro 4x2
- ✗ Router not included
Photo: Carbide 3DWhat's in the box, and what you'll still need
Included, per the page
- The machine: frame, motion system and electronics
- Software named on the page: Carbide Motion, Carbide Create Core
You'll still need
- A router or spindle. Not included; takes a 65 mm trim router or Carbide 3D's VFD spindle
- A stand or legs (sold as an option, per the price note).
- Router bits, workholding (clamps) and a dust solution; no page in the record includes these in the base price.
Built from what the maker's page says is included. More in what's in the box.
Cost to start cutting
| Machine | $3,550.00 |
|---|---|
| Carbide Compact Router | $80.00 |
| Ready to cut, before bits and clamps | $3,630.00 |
The Shapeoko page asks for a 65 mm trim router; this is Carbide 3D's own. Bits, workholding, dust collection, software and a table aren't counted; add your own in the cost estimate. Accessory prices read 1 November 2026.
Work area to scale
This page doesn't publish both X and Y, so there's no scale drawing yet.
Features
Spindle or router
Not included; takes a 65 mm trim router or Carbide 3D's VFD spindle
Size
Not published. The product page names the size "4x2" only; the spec page's travel rows were empty placeholders when I read it.
Published specs
From Carbide 3D's page for this machine, read 1 November 2026. Some figures come from the maker's spec page. Inch-to-millimetre conversions are mine.
| Spec | As published | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3,550.00 | spec page |
| Price note | No legs; $3,900.00 with legs. The 4x4 is $3,800.00 / $4,150.00. | |
| Work area, as published | Not published. The product page names the size "4x2" only; the spec page's travel rows were empty placeholders when I read it. | spec page |
| X travel | Not published | |
| Y travel | Not published | |
| Z | Not published | |
| Spindle / router | Not included; takes a 65 mm trim router or Carbide 3D's VFD spindle | spec page |
| Drive | Ballscrew (16 mm, 20 mm pitch X/Y; 1610 Z) | spec page |
| Linear motion | HG-15 linear rails, all axes | spec page |
| Frame | Custom extrusions; material not published | spec page |
| Controller and motors | Not named. Optically isolated electronics, internal supply, 110/220V. | spec page |
| Software | Carbide Motion, Carbide Create Core | spec page |
| Footprint | Not published | |
| Weight | Not published | |
| Warranty | 1 year, plus a 60-day damage guarantee | spec page |
| Assembly | Not published | spec page |
Spec notes
1 spec note
- The spec page (carbide3d.com/shapeoko/shapeoko5pro-specs/) shows the "Machine Travel" and "Machine Footprint" rows as placeholders, "(X) x (Y)", for every size.
Not published on the page: x travel, y travel, z, footprint, weight. Owners talk about these machines on the Carbide 3D Community Site.
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Page history
- 1 November 2026 First read from Carbide 3D's page and added to the record.
No price or spec changes recorded since then. When a figure changes, the old one is kept here with the date it was noticed.