# Love my Longmill but need a smaller CNC for summer home **URL:** \ **Category:** 🌎 Community\ **Created:** [May 31, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/love-my-longmill-but-need-a-smaller-cnc-for-summer-home/12405 "2024-05-31T17:56:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![timjet](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@timjet](https://forum.sienci.com/u/timjet)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/love-my-longmill-but-need-a-smaller-cnc-for-summer-home/12405/1 "2024-05-31T17:56:58Z")
I have a 30x30 Longmill and have made several projects with it. We have a summer home up north and don’t have the space for it there. So I’m looking at a smaller CNC and came across the FoxAlien which makes several CNC’s that are smaller. Specifically I was looking at one with a working area of 15x15. It comes with a 65mm mount so I could use my Longmill router. Anybody have experience with these units? ---
**Author:** ![CharlieMike](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@CharlieMike](https://forum.sienci.com/u/CharlieMike)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/love-my-longmill-but-need-a-smaller-cnc-for-summer-home/12405/2 "2024-05-31T20:13:10Z")
FYI Sienci will cut down the rails and screws on a Longmill to a custom size for you. ($110 US for this). You could get a 12x30 and have the 30 cut down to that would fit. You could then use everything you already have and have a full backup set of motors, couplers, etc. Parts would be interchangeable between your machines. > **[Custom Cutting Service For LongMill Rails | Sienci Labs](https://sienci.com/product/custom-cutting-service/)** > > Wanting a custom size on your LongMill? We will cut your rails and lead screws to a specific size. We'll cut your rails and lead screws down to a smaller size for a fee. This fee covers additional processing costs associated in custom cutting and... ---
**Author:** ![timjet](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@timjet](https://forum.sienci.com/u/timjet)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/love-my-longmill-but-need-a-smaller-cnc-for-summer-home/12405/3 "2024-05-31T20:54:09Z")
Thanks CM. I don’t want to change the size of my 30x30 even though I could get it back to normal when I’m home. It’s currently on a tilting table and I really don’t want to change that. I think a smaller unit with an available laser will suit my needs better. ---
**Author:** ![CharlieMike](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@CharlieMike](https://forum.sienci.com/u/CharlieMike)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/love-my-longmill-but-need-a-smaller-cnc-for-summer-home/12405/4 "2024-05-31T22:43:30Z")
I’m sorry I wasn’t more clear. I was suggesting buying a second Longmill and having it cut to size instead of buying the FoxAlien. I know nothing about the FA and laser. So you may have reasons other than footprint for the purchase. ---
**Author:** ![espresso-shot](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/838e76/32.png) [@espresso-shot](https://forum.sienci.com/u/espresso-shot)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/love-my-longmill-but-need-a-smaller-cnc-for-summer-home/12405/5 "2024-06-01T03:01:06Z")
Does this apply to the Altmill? ---
**Author:** ![CharlieMike](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@CharlieMike](https://forum.sienci.com/u/CharlieMike)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/love-my-longmill-but-need-a-smaller-cnc-for-summer-home/12405/6 "2024-06-01T13:19:13Z")
I don’t know if they have plans to do the same with the AltMill. I could see them not offering it for the AltMill because that one is designed to be more of an industrial/professional model versus the LongMill. I would think a LongMill would meet the needs of someone looking for a small AltMill. I feel like benefit from a lot of the reasons you would want an AltMill (speed, larger cutting, power) aren’t there when it is shrunk down. Especially since the June production update indicates there may be a spindle (sprouter lol) available for the LongMill in the future. That’s just my $0.02. Obviously people can feel differently and value different things in their products. ---
**Author:** ![espresso-shot](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/838e76/32.png) [@espresso-shot](https://forum.sienci.com/u/espresso-shot)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/love-my-longmill-but-need-a-smaller-cnc-for-summer-home/12405/7 "2024-06-01T21:00:01Z")
Understandable - I mainly want ballscrews and linear rails for metal machining. ---
**Author:** ![oidar](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/df705f/32.png) [@oidar](https://forum.sienci.com/u/oidar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/love-my-longmill-but-need-a-smaller-cnc-for-summer-home/12405/8 "2024-06-04T16:31:25Z")
Sainsmart 4040 Pro has adapters for larger routers and has lead screws. I believe James Dean did a comparison of it and the Fox Alien. ---
**Author:** ![Papabear60](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@Papabear60](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Papabear60)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/love-my-longmill-but-need-a-smaller-cnc-for-summer-home/12405/9 "2024-06-06T17:28:38Z")
Six months or so ago, Sienci didn’t offer the service of cutting down the rails and rods. But I moved and my 1230 was too small. I wasn’t sure what to do, but the movers solved that for me. They dropped my LongMill and had to buy replacement rails for me. So, I got 30" Y rails and rods and cut them down to 22" myself. worked perfectly. Now I have a Longmill 2230 that I am very happy to have. The suggestion of getting a second LongMill and cutting it down is a good one. As he said, common gSender, common programs, common replacement parts. A lot to be said for all that. ---
**Author:** ![gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/gwilki/32/366_2.png) [@gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/u/gwilki)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/love-my-longmill-but-need-a-smaller-cnc-for-summer-home/12405/10 "2026-03-06T15:45:59Z")