I Visited the Xhorse Factory to See the WM-100 5-Axis CNC Being Made

I travelled to China to get a first look at the Xhorse Xmachine WM-100, a compact desktop 5-axis CNC machine with a 20,000 RPM spindle, automatic tool changing, probing, camera monitoring, and a simplified CNC workflow aimed at makers, designers, engineers, schools, studios, and small workshops.

VIP link for the Xhorse WM-100:
https://xmachine.xhorse3d.com/vip

This is not a 3D printer. It is sharper, louder, dustier, and a lot more serious. The Xhorse WM-100 is designed to cut real materials including aluminium, brass, copper, plastics, acrylic, wood, wax, and more depending on tooling, setup, and material conditions.

In this video, I look at the Xhorse WM-100 5-axis CNC machine, the automatic tool changer, the XMaker software workflow, probing, camera positioning, material capability, factory claims, Kickstarter risk, and whether this could actually make CNC machining more approachable for 3D printing people and makers.

The big question:
Is the Xhorse WM-100 a genuine desktop 5-axis CNC machine for makers, or is it Kickstarter optimism in a very expensive metal box?

Covered in this video:
Desktop 5-axis CNC machining
Xhorse WM-100 first look
Xhorse Xmachine factory visit
Automatic tool changing CNC
CNC machining for makers
CNC vs 3D printing
Aluminium CNC machining
Small workshop manufacturing
Kickstarter CNC machine
Functional prototyping with real materials

Chapters:
00:00 – I travelled to China for a desktop 5-axis CNC
00:45 – What is the Xhorse WM-100?
01:30 – Why 5-axis CNC matters
02:35 – CNC vs 3D printing
03:25 – Machine overview and first impressions
04:15 – X, Y, Z, A and C axis explained
05:10 – Build volume and use cases
06:00 – Six-tool automatic tool changer
07:15 – XMaker software and simplified CAM workflow
08:45 – AI tools and my biggest concern
10:00 – Probing, camera and setup
11:20 – Watching the WM-100 cut
12:30 – Materials: aluminium, brass, plastics and more
13:45 – Who is this machine actually for?
15:00 – Final thoughts from the Xhorse factory

A massive thank you to Xhorse for the hospitality and for letting me see the WM-100 and factory in person.

#Xhorse #WM100 #5AxisCNC #DesktopCNC #CNCMachining

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