Nice job Tony. I have two A1s and two Minis now and they're all amazing printers. They've been reliable work horses. A couple of AMS lites is on my short list for sure. I do print some decorative items like figurines and wall art, but most of my prints are functional parts. I've been printing in PLA, PETG and carbon fiber PETG and all the prints have been excellent. I'm incredibly impressed with bambu's machines.

Nice review! I have one on order to arrive next week. It looks fast, especially zipping across voids with no strings. I have a spot reserved next to my PC on the office desk, so hopefully not too noisy. Otherwise I can move it to my workshop area but the WiFi is weak down there.

I'd like to know how you bought this microscope for around 20 UK Pounds. I went looking on the Temu site, thinking that I would buy one. Alas, this item is selling for 150 to 180 Canadian dollars. I think your Pound is equal to about 2 Cdn $, so that would be about $40. For that of price I can buy a much simpler version of the item. Your comments would be appreciated

Great idea Tony. Unfortunately, the aluminium T slot table section is currently not available from Amazon UK. Amazon Aus can provide a MDF / Aluminium hybrid board for the 4040 with a 200mm extension. Cost is approximately $300 or 150 pounds. Do you think this would work as well? many thanks in advance.

Did you mean to put this is a small printer with a big footprint, install the AMS on the wall behind it it's a game changer

Thanks Tony. The learning curve is steep but I am getting there with the help of your videos. Cheers from downunder

Another helpful video for a novice CNC user like me. Now that I have the router working I can play around withe settings to make some basic designs. Many thanks Tony.

Hey Tony. Do you know why the new WiFi offline controller doesn''t work with a 4040?

Great video, thank you so much. I let you know how things are going.

Hi Tony, how are you today. Thanks again for all your help. I am happy to report that the third one is the charm🎉😊. Now I don’t have my laptop with me at home today but the third one just arrived and I tried it right away with no computer hooked up to the machine. The wheel felt much smoother than the first two and it worked as soon as I powered up the machine😁😁🎉🎉.

Great video Tony. Just what I needed today to get underway. Much appreciated.

Many thanks Tony. They sent the Z axis strip, not single switches. I will follow your steps this morning and hopefully get things working. Cheers from downunder.

Hi Tony. Me gain from downunder. I have checked my 4040 pro and it has the upgraded Z axis and the Z probe seems to work as it should. Hopefully no problems atm. Thanks again for another helpful setup video.

My unit the scale to measure the weight, has stopped working it out of warranty long time ago.

Hi Tony Me again, CNC newbie from downunder. I have had an issue with the Candle software sending a "check limits" message after only 10-15 seconds of operation. It also happens with LightBurn and Laser GRBL software. SainSmart have sent me a replacement Z axis limit switch and mother board without instructions. Whilst I have some idea about what to do, I am not an electrical engineer and your help would be appreciated. BTW I have watched your helpful videos many times and your tips are very clear and practical.

Hi Tony, thank you for your film. I have exact the same configuration as you have, i only use the Makita router. I have no problem with this controller. I have a problem with the grbl controller. When I push the ‘home button’ of this controller, the z stepper motor goes up and will not stop. Also the end stop of the z axis does not work when I use the home button . I have today Saintsmart asked for help. I am sure they will help me.

Is your worktop a standard 600mm deep?

The cable rant was hilarious you just kept going😂

hi great video I wanted to ask where you can buy the updated z axis. greetings from Italy

Sainsmart is being so kind as to send me a new board. 🤞 hopefully fixes the issue, I like having a handwheel.

Many thanks Tony for sharing this essential information. I have only just started on my laser / CNC journey with purchase of the Genmitsu 4040 Pro. SainSmart tech support have not been helpful. So glad that I stumbled across your channel. I am now a dedicated subscriber and will watch all your videos over time and ask questions as I become more familiar with the machine and the accessories. Thaks again from Brisbane Australia.

Hello ,I had one of these hand wheels, stopped working after a third time. Returned it and bought a new one and not working. Do you have any idea why it would stop working?? Thanks

Hello Tony. This is Wendy from Bundaberg Queensland Australia. I really liked your video, I have just recently bought a Genmitsu 4040 Pro CNC machine because for the last 40 years, due to mental health and physical disabilities I have really isolated myself. As I have always puttered around with computers, electronics, woodwork etc (limited by my physical restrictions that is...) I am only now (with proper help, starting to re-intergrate with my local community - ehh! At 66YO I figured it was about time!.) Any way just a couple of things which may give you a direction to look into, I really don't know if it will work but, as I mentioned I have done a lot of work with computers over the years.. Anywho, I believe the 'Genmitsu" uses G code to process and direct the CNC etc in it's paths etc? Would it be possible to 'SET' the origin point of each job into the 'code' of each job manually? If so, then the problem would be fixed I think, this is just an idea as I have yet to receive my own machine and once I get used to it I am cosidering the 4th axis machine that you showed in this youtube video (I did watch your 'Unboxing one just prior to this one) as a compliment to my CNC down the track. Regards, Wendy. P.S.: Could you let me know if this helps?

Hi Tony, would you rate the Genmitsu better than the tooltec cnc you have? Thanks

Refuring to the nozzle and why rests on the mat in German you'd say ''It finds it's null Punkt ,which is a part of its calibration and it stops material tired Ness .....my son printed off a lovely scraper for cleaning ...

No it's called sharing information

Hi thanks for your comment I received my Aspire when I upgraded to my large pro machine so I use it. I dont like using too many different types of software. Lightburn I use for my laser work. ASPIRE is very expensive before I received Aspire I used carve and I liked that. I would say shop around and try the trial versions of different software programs good luck

now 🤔you got me questioning whether I should upgrade to aspire

Well done, Tony. I am going to look into this for my 4040.

Hi Tony. Another workaround and another cause for you. You should be able to find clip-on codes on Printables/Thingiverse etc. I'm not sure about others but certainly on the textured PEI plate, the paint they printed the code in is partially soluable in IPA so every time you wipe the plate down, the code gets less readable until you get this problem. If you avoid wiping the code, you at least extend the time until you run into this.

or you could just disable the scan on the printer. I have moved away from the cool plate for most things, I really like peo/pei plates off amazon.

Cool. Thank goodness for closed captioning. That's quite an accent.

Your videos are awesome. Just learning CNC, Do you think the 4040 would be a good machine to learn with?

Should we be retired to waste 30 minutes listening to another retired person's speech?

Hello, interesting implementation. I would be interested in how the shut-off valve in the middle was implemented or where it can be purchased for my project. Thanks in advance Karl

great videos. i plan on getting a 4040 pro. i am just learning you have taught me a lot. thank you.

Much appreciated for the model good sir. I'm getting this cnc soon and the offline controller as well since my shop doesn't have wifi access.

Where did you get that aluminum bed?

how do you focus the laser ?

is there any chance that the STL file is available for that mount??? please say yes.

The smaller one would be easy to make independent to others in a chain by putting shutoff valves in between each on, they are cheap and use push connect the same as your hose connectors, the only thing is you would need to use them in order, i.e. the farthest away turn off first.

MBF is porous. Actually but not above 15mm-thick MBF. Nonetheless it's amazing. The same reason explains why MBF soaks water too.

Merci , J'ai reçu la 40x40 le 17 janvier 2024 , Toutes les modifications dont vous parlez dans cette vidéo ont été appliquées. I received the 40x40 on January 17, 2024, All the modifications you talk about in this video have been applied. HAHAHA ! and The color is now uniform with the rest of the machine Bye , encore une fois merci

Merci ,

What is the advantage of the vac pod if you have to glue to a substrate, couldn't you just glue to a solid block and get the same if not better functionality? What am I missing?

That green pod is so gorgeous too.

The white pod is awesome. It looks like nylon... Btw Zortrax products are really expensive. Then we expect some difference of quality

Hi Tony! Looks like you have experience in that field. Were you a seasoned professional? Thanks for sharing your skills. You just earned a new subscriber Sir.

Well done, Tony!

Seeing you on here gives me hope for the future. Thanks for sharing and happy printing!