CNC router

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Introduction

According to Wikipedia, “A computer numerical control (CNC) router is a computer-controlled cutting machine related to the hand-held router used for cutting various hard materials, such as wood, composites, aluminium, steel, plastics, glass, and foams. CNC routers can perform the tasks of many carpentry shop machines such as the panel saw, the spindle moulder, and the boring machine. A CNC router is very similar in concept to a CNC machine milling mahcine. Instead of routing by hand, tool paths are controlled via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/numerical control”

Other names: CNC milling machine, CNC routing machine, 3D carving machine.

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  • X-Carve sells three models, from $1600 to $2000 + shipping/taxes.
1000mm X-Carve X-Axis 750mm Y-Axis 750mm Z-Axis 65mm, $2000