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Carvera CNC

Carvera CNC

Carvera

The Carvera Desktop CNC is a compact, all‑in‑one CNC machine designed to bring professional machining capabilities to desktop‑scale workshops. With its fully enclosed design, automatic tool changing, built‑in probing, and dust collection, Carvera makes CNC milling safer, quieter, and more approachable without sacrificing precision. Capable of machining materials such as wood, plastics, aluminum, brass, and PCB substrates, it’s ideal for prototyping, small‑batch parts, electronics work, and detailed fabrication.

What the Carvera CNC is particularly good for:

Prototyping and small functional parts

  • Oneoff prototypes
  • Small mechanical components
  • Enclosures, brackets, fixtures, and jigs

Its rigidity and accuracy make it far better suited to dimensional parts than most hobby CNCs, especially when working in plastics and aluminium.

Aluminium and nonferrous metals

Carvera is especially wellmatched to:

  • Aluminium, Brass, Copper (with appropriate tooling check with TSG  )– no steel allowed

Multioperation jobs with minimal setup

Carvera is excellent for jobs that require:

  • Probing
  • Tool changes
  • Multiple passes with different tools

Fine detail work

Carvera does very well for:

  • Fine engraving
  • Detailed contours
  • Small text and features
  • Highquality surface finishes on small parts

Especially effective in:

  • Plastics
  • Wood
  • Aluminium (with appropriate tooling)

What Carvera is not best at (important)

Knowing its limits helps explain where it excels:

  • ❌ Largeformat parts
  • ❌ Highvolume production
  • ❌ Steel or very hard materials
  • ❌ Extremely aggressive material removal

Carvera is about precision and workflow, not brute force.

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Location: ProtoHUB | ProtoLAB

Specifications

Manufacturer: Makara

Model: Carvera (1 Machine)

Build Volume: 370 × 270 × 90 mm

(X × Y × Z)

That means:

370 mm travel left–right (X)

270 mm travel front–back (Y)

90 mm maximum cutting height (Z)

Safety Informations

Risk Management Form | Safe Work Procedure

Quantity: N/A