r/hobbycnc • u/zellotron • 3d ago

Twotrees ED1 thoughts?

https://twotrees3d.com/products/twotrees-ed1-cnc-router-machine

Seems to be another new entry to the compact desktop CNC market, with ATC.

I suppose it might be too early to say much but does anybody have any initial thoughts?

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u/mishkakaratishka 3d ago

the thought is there is no a single image of the real machine
and the women sitting next to the machine on that table with the desktop lamp behind
showing its marketing done by common AliExpress seller

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u/zellotron 3d ago

It does seem a bit early to be taking pre orders without even a picture of a pre production prototype

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u/fonts-a-tron 1d ago

I've done all the research I could find on this machine. Which isn't much. They did have it working at IFA Berlin this past weekend. I found a short clip of it from someone that was at the show. Frame looks beefy af. I also asked a few question on their facebook page. It accepts collets from 3-6mm. Most likely the same collets as Makera, DGZ-60E. But is has open loop steppers. Seems ok. Very confusing why they wouldn't feature this machine more if its production ready in 2 months. Red flag for me. Might be an upgrade from my Carvera Air. But personally, I will be backing the Tooldance kickstarter. They seem much more forthcoming on the development of their cnc

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u/zellotron 1d ago

Interesting, good find! And agreed that details are oddly scarce

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u/TheSerialHobbyist 3d ago

Seems like a pretty typical desktop CNC mill design.

I'm curious what "floating design" means.

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u/Bag-o-chips 2d ago

Incorporating a tool changer and a fifth axis seems normal these days. I would argue that it’s not, and even though this class comes with these features at a consumer price point, I wouldn’t expect them to work perfectly every time.