1. WoodProcessingMachinery: CNC Routers
CNC routersarefrequentlycomprehended as
beingpricelessalonetoprofessionalwoodworkers; that's,
thefactthathobbyistwoodworkersdon’tgaintheirlivingfromwoodworkproducesthesensingth
attheexpense of commercialwoodprocessingmachinery is undue. However,
whileindustriallevel CNC routers can pricehundreds of thousands of dollars,
littlercommercialmodels can be had foraround $5,000,
andforevenlesswhenboughtsecondhand. Formost of us, thatstillvoicesalike a lot of
money, particularlywhenspent on an enterprisethat’smainlyenjoyable. Yet,
whenyouthinkall of thethingsthatyouareabletomakewith a CNC router—
thingsthatyouwouldexpendmoney on anyway—theexpectation of purchasingoneappears
a bit morereasonable.
CNC routersdifferfrommanualrouters in 2 importantprocesses:
theyrunbycomputerandthey can producecomplexandduplicatedparts in a timelierstyle.
But theyalsodifferfromnon-automaticroutersbyallowingyoutotakethechance of
humanmistakeout of producingcomplexfigures. Allyouhaveto do is entertheheight,
lengthandwidth of thewoodstock, enterthemilling I.D.
thatwillproducethefigureandletthemachinegotowork. So, how
doesthistranslateintomoneysaved?
Forone, CNC routers can producefurniturethatincludethesamepoint of
ornamentationthatyousee in a furnitureshop. Therefore, besidesspending $1200 on 2
nice sidetablesforyourlivingroom, you can makethemforlessthan $150, includingthecost
of wood, varnishandgloss. Likewise, you can
producepartslikecuriosityshelvesandcrownmoldingthat not onlysaveyouincome but
alsogrowththevalue of yourhome.
Ifyouwouldliketohearthecaseforbuying a CNC routersubmitted in moreobjectiveterms,
think of it thisway: ifyoumake a highlevel, 8 humandining-
roomtablefinishwithchairsbesidesbuying it new,
you’llhaveoffsettherouter’scostwithmoneysaved.