Many thanks for the kind plug ManCrafting ; ) I was kind of surprised seeing my WorkBee images in your video, and kind of honoured for being part of your fantastic review of the 'Ooznest WorkBee'. Should anybody consider buying a WorkBee from Ooznest ................... absolutely! I would say you didn't miss a single thing out, but I will add to that by saying Ooznest' after sales service is second to none. I had a supplied part that was badly engineered, I was directly on the phone to Ryan at Ooznest, he understood exactly what I meant instantly, apologised and sent the replacement part to me by FedEX .............. I received the part the following day. And I'm in a tiny village in central France! One hell of an achievement in itself! I'm glad you thought of including my 'modified' WorkBee images also, as I think that' one of the major pluses of the C-Beam system that the WorkBee is based on. No other CNC machine aimed at the enthusiast or Home Workshop is capable of being modified, as far as I know. Simply by adding extra C-Beam extrusions I managed to increase my Z axis cut depth, and increase it's stability. My latest 'upgrade' has been to install a spindle motor as opposed to using a trim router ( as you have, or my Makita router that can be seen in the image stills ). If I could also add, if I may ................ I have an excellent build on the OpenBuilds forum, should any of your viewers be interested > openbuilds.com/builds/workbee-cnc-build-my-honest-opinion-tips-and-help.6407/ I obviously gave you a 'Thumbs-Up' ; ) now off to see the rest of your videos ; ) TURK

Great video. I’m still waiting for the video that you promised. Thanks

Nice! I'm looking forward to your next videos about this!

I've really enjoyed following this build on IG, and I''m definitely looking forward to the comparison video.

Solid review. I’m interested in how fast those screws can move. We’ve gotta see some chips flying in the next one. Fire that thing up!

Thank you for sharing. It was very helpful. Did you do the other two videos (production and comparison)? I'm very interested. Cheers!

Very cool idea. I'll check out the link, and it was a good voice-over on what you have going on.

Can't wait to see how things shape up between Shapeoko and the Ooznest. I'm shopping for a CNC and trying to figure out what machine to get and throwing X-Carve into consideration too.

Thanks a lot for this video it's not easy to find someone comparing these two machines. When handling both of them which one do you feel has the sturdier frame? Thanks

Thanks for the video! Great to see your unit built. We are looking forward to your project, and comparison with the Shapeoko, it will be the first of it's kind :)

Ooznest are cool. I had a slightly malformed part in my Ox kit from them that made it hard to fit. I mentioned it to someone else saying that I could get around the problem so it’s no problem at all. So I was shocked when I got a direct message from Ooznest saying they wanted to replace the part saying it shouldn’t have happened. Basically it was a 3D printed part and the print shifted slightly... wasn’t Ooz’s problem as the shift happened inside some screw holes which wasn’t easily apparent in black plastic. The new part arrived in a day or so and it was perfect. How many firms keep track of their customers problems like this and then go out of the way to fix the problem. Sadly, this was only a few months before the Workbee came out. If I had waited a few months I could have had a screw driven machine instead of a belt drive one... especially as the only real problem was belts coming loose and the faff around tightening them up. In the end I went dual belts and it helped a LOT. Then I made a Workbee style Z axis, replaced the side panels with taller ones, changed... well, you get the idea. This thing was a GREAT first CNC kit.

Hey Chad, I’m James and I would really appreciate it if I could ask you a question in regards to powder coating and removing vinyl from tumblers. I’ve been doing a two color process but I’m really having a hard time removing the vinyl without getting messed up lines and chipped paint. I was wondering how long I Should cure the cup in the oven before removing to remove the vinyl and at what temperature or time is the best for removing the vinyl after removing the cup from the oven. Please help me with this subject it’s very frustrating making mistakes please please please and thank you.

Excellent looking machine, I used to operate industrial cncs, I want one.

I have one of these and I am very pleased with it.

Great guy. Great video. Vibe I get is honesty. Have subscribed.

Nice overview video, Chad

Great video. I am definitely interested in watching the comparison with the shapeoko.

Do you know if workbee can be used to drill and route printed circuit boards. Max 5 to 6 mm high stack of 1 to 1.5 mm boards of 4 or 6. Materials fr4 and aluminium.

If an inexpensive, screw-driven CNC like the Workbee peaks your interest, then you should take a moment to check out the LongMill Benchtop CNC. It's got a similar design intent behind it

Looking forward to seeing it cut. I'm building a Chinese clone in the 1500mm*1000mm size. Currently working on the electronics enclosure... hoping to be making chips by Christmas.

Cool looking kit.

When is the comparison video coming?

Hi, great video...I have a small sign shop and i'm looking at getting a CNC router, its mostly going to be for cut out letters etc...would you recommend this router and can it do longer lengths in sections that get pulled through?

Hi ManCraftingTM, Thanks for the video. Could you tel which nema motor torque size is the best for all purpose job (wood, plastic and solf metal). They come with torque from 0.5NM up to 3NM I guess. Thanks

Hi, I'm in the process of purchasing one of these machines, can you advise what programme you are running the CNC on. Thanks for posting. Will

Which is faster? Creating an identical project, which CNC produces faster, the Workbee or the Shapeoko?

I’m looking at getting one of these as a central point of my craftware business with a view to getting a second within the following couple years for exactly the reasons you identify. But what is the cutting speed like?

Cool video. How about that follow-up? How does this one compare, and do you still recommend it? :)

where are the follow up videos on the ooznest ?

Very interested. In the market. When can we see the comparison?

Looks like a pretty nice little unit. Maybe I should get into CNC. ;-)

Great video. Are you in the USA? I am, so how do I order an Ooznest Workbee from Britan (did you)?

Did you do a follow up to the ooxnest taking a project from pc to cnc

I know, right ? I built it, and I will be doing a video on it too, soon. There are some issues tho. So I fixed these as well. I will let you know.

been planning a mpcnc, but ultimately i'd like to do small milling on steel too so ... it certainly cannot do that, but maybe this can?

How is the electronics and software that come with the workbee? Is it easy to use and reliable?

What is the difference between ooznest, openbuilds and bulkman since they all display the same cnc ?

Is there a part 2 for this video?

Is that possible cam software also supported like delcam powermill, solidcam , work nc in this machine....

I ended up going with Bulkman on ebay, half the price for the 1515 workbee, shipping was free compared to costing me more than I could afford to Canada. Same machine.

Watching now, can't help to notice that (80s teen movie era hair) you're wearing.

New game: Take a shot every time he says "CNC"

What kind of software is good to use with work with this cnc

Quick question, which has a more rigid frame?

Is the X axis also screw driven?

Workbee uses a duet3d controller that would be the biggest difference compared to shapeoko. I'm not sold on duet3d which wasn't designed for cnc machines but rather 3d printers. I wish they gave an option of using the proven ethernet Smoothstepper.

Workbee review, solid information.

What's the size of WorkBee machine shown in the video? Is it 1500 x 1000? If yes, wondering how the accuracy and overall performance of lead screw drive is working out on 1500mm length.

What happened to the promised review of the Open Build Mill and the comparison between the WorkBee & the Shapeoko? I haven't seen any CNC vidoes, on your channel, since this one was posted. Have CNCs fallen out of favour with you?

I made a cnc just like that on my 3D printer

Anyone else honed in on the twisty-tie 😂

what are these Chad-imations? I'm waiting for the video all narrated by them

Where's the follow up to compare it to the shapeoko?

nice chad

Lol days? Ha I put two of these together yesterday in about 4 hours. Kinda sad you could even be confused building this. Each box has parts for each step in order of the booklet....

Hey i know somebody who has thousands of followers I ask him if he could give u a shout out but he usually takes like a week to answer n I really think u deserve it because u gave me tips and u comment back on everyone's comment

Your title does not match the video. But still good. I was expecting to hear about the pros and cons

There are chinese companies selling ozznest workbee replicas. They are exactly the same beside the controller. Those chinese replicas are even cheaper less than $1000. Frank youtuber bought one and has made a video of it. Frank beefed it up with centroid acorn controller and clearpath servos.

By the way... I bought it from bulkman3d.com , not ooznest. Ooznest copied it. I think. Maybe it's the same company. I don't know. And then, there's openbuilds. So it's kinda confusing now.

if its an ooznest cnc why does it say openbuilds

and its open source so the chinese copies are 50% cheaper.

*Sorry,can you stop talking and show some work with it?*