Next Wave CNC · checked 4 November 2026
Shark HD520 Plus
- ✓ Spindle included
The Shark HD520 Plus is the upgraded package of Next Wave CNC's Shark HD520: the same 25 × 50 inch work area and lead screws, plus a 2 hp water-cooled spindle and VFD, a 10.1 inch touch-screen pendant and Vectric VCarve Pro. Next Wave lists wood, soft metals, composites and plastics, for things like plaques, signs and precision parts.
What's in the box, and what you'll still need
What's included
- The machine: frame, motion system and electronics
- Router or spindle: 2 hp water-cooled brushless spindle with VFD, cables and bucket
- Software named on the page: Vectric VCarve Pro (with Cut 3D and a Vector Art 3D sampler), Ready2Control, Virtual Zero Unlimited
You'll still need
- Router bits, clamps to hold the work, and some way to deal with dust. None of the machines here include these in the base price.
Based on what the maker's page says comes in the box. More in what's in the box.
Cost to start cutting
| Machine | $4,675.00 |
|---|---|
| Ready to cut, before bits and clamps | $4,675.00 |
Router or spindle included, per the page. Bits, workholding, dust collection, software and a table aren't counted; add your own in the cost estimate. Accessory prices read 1 November 2026.
Work area to scale
Features
Spindle or router
2 hp water-cooled brushless spindle with VFD, cables and bucket (listed with the machine)
Size
25" x 50" x 7" (as listed). Converted to millimetres; drawn with 50" as X, like the HD520.
Published specs
From Next Wave CNC's page for this machine, checked 4 November 2026. Inch figures are converted to millimetres.
| Spec | As published | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4,675.00 (list $5,499.99) | product page |
| Price note | Current price; original $5,499.99. | |
| Work area, as published | 25" x 50" x 7" (as listed). Converted to millimetres; drawn with 50" as X, like the HD520. | product page |
| X travel | 1,270 mm (50.0") | product page |
| Y travel | 635 mm (25.0") | product page |
| Z | 178 mm (7.0") | product page |
| Spindle / router | 2 hp water-cooled brushless spindle with VFD, cables and bucket (listed with the machine) | product page |
| Drive | Anti-backlash, wear-compensated lead screws on all axes | product page |
| Linear motion | Linear rails and guides on the gantry | product page |
| Frame | Not published | |
| Controller and motors | 10.1" Android colour touch-screen pendant | product page |
| Software | Vectric VCarve Pro (with Cut 3D and a Vector Art 3D sampler), Ready2Control, Virtual Zero Unlimited | product page |
| Footprint | 36-1/4" W x 63" L x 24-1/2" H | product page |
| Weight | Not published | |
| Warranty | 2 years | product page |
| Assembly | Not published |
Spec conflicts
None found.
Not published on the page: frame, weight, assembly.
Similar machines
- Next Wave CNCShark HD520$4,250.00
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Head-to-head
- Next Wave CNC Shark HD520 Plus vs Carbide 3D Shapeoko HDM V3
- Next Wave CNC Shark HD520 Plus vs Inventables X-Carve Pro 4x2
- Next Wave CNC Shark HD520 Plus vs Next Wave CNC Shark HD520
- Next Wave CNC Shark HD520 Plus vs Sienci Labs AltMill MK2 2x4
Page history
- 4 November 2026 Added to the site from Next Wave CNC's page.
No price or spec changes recorded since then. When a figure changes, the old one is kept here with the date it was noticed.