An affordable 3D Toch Probe for CNC Machining - Test, Crash, Teardown, Repair

For a long time touch probes for CNC machines remained a dream for hobbyists like myself. Now an affordable version popped up on Aliexpress but I could not find any information on it besides the listings. That is why I did this video. Since thinks only sometimes work out as intended (Spoiler: not this time) things went a bit wrong, but good for you the viewer, I had to open it up and repair it ;) If you want to buy the Probe here is a affiliate link: or search for “v5 touch probe“ 0:00 Intro 1:45 “Unboxing“ 7:00 Measure a Baseline 8:50 Measure the Probe 13:23 Famous last Words 14:06 The Inside 17:00 Functional Test