Onefinity · read 1 November 2026
Apprentice
- ✗ Router not included
What'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: Lists Vectric, Carveco, Fusion 360, Easel, Carbide Create compatibility; no subscription
You'll still need
- A router or spindle. Not included; takes a 65 mm spindle or a Makita trim router
- 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 | $995.00 |
|---|---|
| Makita RT0701C 1.25 HP compact router | $165.00 |
| Ready to cut, before bits and clamps | $1,160.00* |
Onefinity's page lists a Makita trim router as a fit. Price from Sienci Labs, which sells the same model. * One or more of these prices is shown without a currency. 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
Features
Controller
Redline CNC controller. Open-loop 1.2 Nm NEMA 23 motors. Computer required.
Size
16.5 x 16.5" (419 x 419 mm); Z cutting area 5.25" (133 mm), Z travel 4.5" (114 mm). The page doesn't explain why the Z cutting figure is larger than the Z travel.
Published specs
From Onefinity's page for this machine, read 1 November 2026. Inch-to-millimetre conversions are mine.
| Spec | As published | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $995.00 | product page |
| Price note | "Starting at" price on the maker's compare page. | |
| Work area, as published | 16.5 x 16.5" (419 x 419 mm); Z cutting area 5.25" (133 mm), Z travel 4.5" (114 mm). The page doesn't explain why the Z cutting figure is larger than the Z travel. | product page |
| X travel | 419 mm (16.5") | product page |
| Y travel | 419 mm (16.5") | product page |
| Z | 133 mm (5.2") | product page |
| Spindle / router | Not included; takes a 65 mm spindle or a Makita trim router | product page |
| Drive | Ballscrew (1610 on X/Y, 1204 on Z) | product page |
| Linear motion | 30 mm hardened steel tubes X/Y; 16 mm guide rails Z | product page |
| Frame | Not published | |
| Controller and motors | Redline CNC controller. Open-loop 1.2 Nm NEMA 23 motors. Computer required. | product page |
| Software | Lists Vectric, Carveco, Fusion 360, Easel, Carbide Create compatibility; no subscription | product page |
| Footprint | Not published | |
| Weight | Not published | |
| Warranty | Not published | |
| Assembly | Not published |
Spec notes
None found on this reading.
Not published on the page: frame, footprint, weight, warranty, assembly. Owners talk about these machines on the Onefinity CNC Forum.
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Page history
- 1 November 2026 First read from Onefinity'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.