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CNC machiningFull filmVideo published 8 August 2026

My first CNC dragon.

Assembling the CNC and carving a dragon with my own control software.

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My first CNC dragon — published video cover

From the published video.

Build notes

The video covers assembling the Genmitsu 4040-PRO MAX, fixing a broken limit switch, and writing the control software.

I tested the dragon design in a digital twin before the real carve. The video shows how the carving compared with the plan.

The CAD/CAM and digital-twin software is still a prototype. It isn’t available to download yet.

Parts

What went into this build.

  1. Genmitsu 4040-PRO MAX
  2. A limit switch that had to be replaced
  3. My own control software, still a prototype
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