Oh golly, just look at this thing...

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Neat idea, but think of how many parts you could have cnc cut by a pro for what that costs....

Its bread and butter would be small parts - great for making kids puzzles and wooden gears, but both are pretty easily made on a scroll saw or bandsaw and strip sander...for far less money.
 
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Ron E said:
Neat idea, but think of how many parts you could have cnc cut by a pro for what that costs....

Its bread and butter would be small parts - great for making kids puzzles and wooden gears, but both are pretty easily made on a scroll saw or bandsaw and strip sander...for far less money.
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And there is the great question.

CNC is an every man idea. As in with one every man or woman can make something with precision.

Funny how for thousands of years precision parts have been made with hand tools and ingenuity.

The place for CNC is where you have something that is repetitive. Or complex enough to warrant many jigs and fixtures.

I agree that most parts can be made with a scroll saw and a router with a few attachments.

For circles a Jasper Circle jig and a modest router are the biggest bang for the buck. Fancier stuff can be the realms of jig saws and scroll saws with far less waste.
 
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Cool but not really sure the benefit. The accuracy of computer control is overstated, it's really about the ability to program the thing and walk away and come back and have parts. Oh yeah, and it doesn't call in sick or need health insurance/workers comp/etc.
 
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$$Maan said:
What if u don't get that domino tape all straight on the wood?
Looks like something that could become a problem or just quite time consuming doesn't it?
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I think in one of the videos they say that it doesn't really matter.

Most probably the biggest handicap of the handheld router is the size of the router itself. And my guess is that it is a balance between the routers strength and the correction abilities of the CNC system. Anybody that has used a router for a while knows that wood and routers can lead to unexpected grabs and tares in the wood due to differences in composition of the wood and invariably the attentiveness of the person holding onto the router.

Smaller router = less problem to correct.

Smaller router means smaller cuts sucessful.
 
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Pretty slick and looks oh so easy in the animation. I'd have to see one routing 3/4"mdf and see how it does. And what about the dust? It's a big issue when routing a shape with a 1/4" bit. Retail is 2100$US. It looks and feels like the possible beginnings of a revolutionary change.
 
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Having used a variety of routers and laminate trimmers over the years, I'd offer a different opinion re size/ weight of router - I've found that the much larger models such as Porter Cable 7518 offers much greater stability, particularly with larger diameter bits. I'd rather heft a 15lb router onto the work piece that is much less likely to bounce around and chatter than struggle with the smaller 1 3/4HP 690 series. The larger base also permits pretty good visibility to the cutting area inside. Of course that means work piece needs to be securely anchored in place - as was alluded to before, a 3 1/2HP router spinning a bit at well over 20,000 RPM can do interesting things to wood, and flesh and bones when it gets out of control.
 
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