[YouTube] Makera Z1 Full Teardown: What’s Really Inside This CNC Machine

This teardown is a deep dive into the Makera Z1 — a compact CNC machine that I recently pushed through more than two hours of heavy cutting during a livestream. Many viewers were excited to finally see real stress-testing instead of soft demo cuts, and that test made me curious: why did the machine behave the way it did?

In this build log, I open the Z1 down to its core to see what is actually inside. I look at the engineering that works well — like the surprisingly smart rotating ballscrew in the Z-axis — and the design choices that hold the machine back, such as the floating bed plate and the folded sheet-metal base. I also answer one of the most common questions people ask: whether you can start with the standard version and later upgrade to the Pro Kit.

You’ll see the full teardown, what I discovered about the frame, wiring, and structure, and why this machine is staying disassembled for now. I’m planning several upgrades, including adding vibration damping and possibly filling parts of the base with concrete. This teardown is the starting point for that series.

⚠️ Kickstarter ends in just a few hours – don’t miss it:

➡️ https://makera-z1-desktop-cnc-entry-l…

👉 Watch the full video here: YouTube – Makera Z1 Full Teardown: What’s Really Inside This CNC Machine