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I think I saw a Shop Bot CNC router on the PBS show New Yankee Workshop today when Norm visited a wooden sign making company. It sure looked like one, and when asked the price the owner responded "a little over ten thousand". Sounds like a Shop Bot to me. Anyway, I'd heard discussion about this unit before on this forum, so I just wanted to let any interested folks know about it. The episode name was "Carved Wooden Signs".
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Have you seen those DIY CNC machine forums?
Those guys are serious. It'd be so sweet to have one of those. -
I checked out a forum and the web site of a company that sells parts and a PC program. I'm trying to talk my recently retired buddy into splitting the cost of one. Now if el Nino had some money to invest...Comment
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As long as one doesn't mind first entering everything into a CAD program, then exporting that to the Shopbot system I think they'd be really cool.
5yrs or so I checked them out and playing with the software it would take me longer to create the CAD drawing for each part than it would to just cut it with normal shop tools. Were one making dozens of the same part they'd be really great...
Mark,
You might find interesting...
IB subwoofer FAQ page
"Complicated equipment and light reflectors and various other items of hardware are enough, to my mind, to prevent the birdie from coming out." ...... Henri Cartier-BressonComment
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Wow, that guy had some time on his hands
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first post!
ThomasW,
I've actually looked around for over 6 years, finally got a Techno LC series (49x97) 2 years ago... http://www.techno-isel.com/CNC_Route...NC_Routers.htm. Felt restricted because of my old existing tools: table saw, hand router, jigsaw, etc...Comment
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