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Stone CNC machine from China

A light 3 axis engraving router and a heavy 5 axis centre for sinks and sculpture share one name, and choosing between them is the whole decision.

Ask about this machine ↗Where the numbers come from

Written and listings checked 1 October 2026. Every figure on this page names its source.

What you are actually comparing.

Two quotes, one machine name

What hides inside the price

Axes and head

Three axes engrave and cut flat; five tilt the tool for undercuts and sculpture.

Spindle power and cooling

Listings state 3 to 10 kW. Ask how water reaches the tool, since stone is cut wet.

Frame weight and bed

Welded tube frames suit engraving; granite needs mass. Ask the machine weight.

Z travel

Routers state 150 to 400 mm; one 5 axis listing stated 1.0 m.

Decode the model code.

Codes such as 1325 give the working area in centimetres.

1325 = 1,300 mm x 2,500 mm working area.
1.3 m x 2.5 m = 3.25 square metres.

Before you ask for a price.

Send these with the enquiry. Without them, any number a factory gives you is a guess dressed as a quotation.

The work: engraving, sinks, relief or statues.
Hardest stone you will cut.
Largest piece size.
Your CAM software and file formats.
Water and slurry handling.

Turn the claim into a demonstration.

Require this	A pass looks like
Machine your own drawing in your hardest stone.	Part inside the offer tolerance, with no chipped edges.
Run one hour at full load with water on.	Guides stay dry and spindle temperature stays stable.
Check travel on all axes.	Stated area and Z travel reached with a full length tool.

The documents that must arrive with it.

EU Declaration of Conformity with the serial number: 2006/42/EC until 19 January 2027, then Regulation (EU) 2023/1230.
Spindle, drive and controller models, for spares.
Instructions covering water and guarding.

The one people forget. The dust plan. Respirable crystalline silica dust falls under Directive 2004/37/EC as amended by (EU) 2017/2398. Ask how the machine keeps cutting wet.

When this is the wrong machine.

Buy something else if

Named, not hedged

You mostly cut slabs into countertops and straight pieces.

A stone bridge saw, which cuts with a large blade far faster than a router tool.

You make terrazzo or cement floor tiles.

A terrazzo tile machine.

Where the numbers come from.

We name the kind of source, how many and when, and never the factory. Listed prices are asking prices, not landed cost. Where we do not hold a fact we say so: that is a GAP, not an estimate.

Listings · 4Four 3 axis stone router listings, checked October 2026, advertised US$4,000 to US$10,000, with 3 to 4.5 kW spindles and 150 to 400 mm Z travel.
Listings · 1One 5 axis stone CNC listing, checked October 2026, advertised US$30,300 to US$121,200 with a 10 kW spindle and 1.0 m Z travel. Asking prices, not landed cost.
ArithmeticUS$121,200 / US$4,000 = about 30 times from the cheapest router to the dearest 5 axis centre.
GAPGAP - no supplier quotations logged for this machine yet. Three to five quotations for one configuration would give a real price spread.

Related machines.

Stone bridge saw. Choose a bridge saw when you cut slabs to size.
Terrazzo tile machine. Choose a terrazzo tile machine to make floor tiles.

Every machine we source in this area is on the Construction page. How a project runs, stage by stage, is on how it works, and what it costs is on pricing.

Straight answers

Questions buyers ask about this machine.

Chinese vs European stone CNC machine: which is the better buy?+

For engraving, Chinese routers are common. For 5 axis work a used European centre can be the better buy.

What should a stone CNC machine inspection checklist cover?+

A test part in your stone, axis travel, slurry sealing and emergency stops.

What CE documentation does a stone CNC machine need?+

A Declaration of Conformity with the serial number, and noise data in the instructions.

Who is the EU importer of a stone CNC machine?+

Usually your company, when you buy direct. Your name goes on the machine or its papers, and you check the conformity file.

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