Frame rigidity and spindle power, then the bed you can clamp to · review
An all-metal 3018 router with a 500 W spindle, six limit switches and an emergency stop, whose 300 × 180 × 80 mm working area is stated in the title and whose seller describes itself as the manufacturer.
The bottom line A 3018 that adds what the basic versions miss — metal frame, 500 W, limit switches — and describes its controller loosely. The software and motion figures have to come from the seller, who invites technical questions.
Five bullets: a 500 W spindle described as holding performance through dense materials such as aluminium and copper; an all-metal structure of reinforced aluminium profiles with no plastic parts except electrical components; a 32-bit motherboard with GRBL firmware, compatible with design and control software, with software and instructions included; six limit switches and an emergency stop; and a seller describing itself as the manufacturer, offering round-the-clock technical help and upgrade kits.
Six limit switches cover both ends of three axes. On a router they stop the carriage before it drives into the frame, and together with the emergency stop they are the clearest mechanical safeguards among the three routers reviewed here.
A 32-bit board and GRBL firmware are named, and the software is only said to be compatible. For a first-time CNC owner, the program that turns a drawing into toolpaths is part of the purchase, and this listing leaves it unnamed.
The first bullet mentions dense metals to illustrate the spindle’s power. No depth of cut, feed rate or cutter is given, so it reads as a statement of intent rather than a machining specification.
At the last look-up, the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores were asking roughly 349 €.
The British Amazon catalogue lists the product, yet no seller was offering it.
The American Amazon store returned no entry, so the buy button there opens a search rather than a missing page.
Every figure here is Keepa’s reading on the date this page was last updated. Stock and prices can change at any time.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 15 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Working area | 300 × 180 × 80 mm, title |
|---|---|
| Frame | All-metal, reinforced aluminium profiles, no plastic parts except electrical components, second bullet |
| Rails | Absent from the listing |
| Spindle power | 500 W, title and first bullet |
| Speed | Absent from the listing |
| Collet size | Absent from the listing |
| Controller | 32-bit motherboard with GRBL firmware, written as “GRBL F1.1”, third bullet |
| Software | Absent from the listing by name — described as compatible with relevant design and control software, with software included |
| Limit switches | Six limit switches and an emergency stop, fourth bullet |
| Published material claims | Wood, acrylic and aluminium in the title; the first bullet speaks of cutting dense materials such as aluminium and copper |
| Amazon reference | B0CJ27CLVH (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 0726852451646 |
Yes. The fourth bullet lists six limit switches and an emergency stop.
The third bullet names GRBL firmware on a 32-bit board and says the machine is compatible with relevant design and control software, with software included. No program is named.
300 × 180 × 45 mm working area · 420 × 350 × 270 mm machine · aluminium frame, acrylic baffle · 775 spindle, 24 V, 20,000 rpm · ER11 · GRBL · Windows only
A 3-axis 3018 router whose title prints the machine’s 420 × 350 × 270 mm outer size and whose second bullet gives the actual 300 × 180 × 45 mm working area, with a 24 V 775 spindle and GRBL control.
Best for: A first CNC for PCBs, plastics and soft wood on a Windows computer.
≈ £150 / 164 €
No working area published · all-metal with dual HG15 linear guides · 710 W spindle, 6,500–30,000 rpm · 1/8 in ER11 collet · offline controller · 60 mm steppers, 7.3 Nm
The dearest of the three routers on this site, an all-metal machine on dual HG15 linear guides with a 710 W variable-speed spindle and an offline controller, whose listing claims 1.5 mm aluminium cuts per pass but gives no working area.
Best for: A maker moving into aluminium and hardwood parts who values rigidity and will check the working area in Genmitsu’s documentation.
≈ $501 / £493 / 552 €
Low-temperature PCL, 1.75 mm · 2 speeds and 2 temperature levels · cordless, USB-C charging · TouchSafe design · 37 m of PCL in 12 colours included
A cordless 3D pen for children that draws with low-temperature PCL filament, with two speeds and two temperature levels, and a maker’s note that it is used according to the instructions and under supervision.
Best for: A younger child’s first 3D pen, used with an adult nearby, where a low-temperature filament is the point.
≈ 45 €
