Door manufacturing

[Jennifer]

Is anyone manufacturing doors on a CNC router? If so, what are you using?...type of router, software, etc.

[CNCadmin]

We use a Busellato and the control editing software it came with. The machine uses a 90 deg router head attachment to machine the back edge of the door. We mainly use it to machine out for SOS hinges.

[Jennifer]

Are you making all the components separately and assembling them? glue/dowel type thing? stiles, rails, panels, etc? hardwood? MDF?

[CNCadmin]

No we buy solid door and do the maching of hinges, locksets etc..
I just realized somthing, you're talking about cabinet doors not door, doors. In that case I use Cabinet Vision.

[CNCadmin]

MasterCam has a nice feature that will machine solid MDF.

[Jennifer]

No, I'm talking about door doors...entry doors and such. I saw (and so did my boss) a few CNC routers at the show yesterday that were machining separate components and assembling...the boss got that crazy look in his eye...wanted to see what I may or may not be up against next.

[CNCadmin]

Oh, most point-to-point machines can do what you want to do. What machine are you running?

[Jennifer]

It's a Motion Master...what this thing needs is a 90 degree attachment (for starters anyway).

[CNCadmin]

That's what we use, the ONLY probem is the bit only turns about 6,000 RPM. They have newer ones that I believe will turn in the 10,000's but not for long periods. The head will set you back about $4,000 +/-.

[Jennifer]

That's what Mike said (DMI in Colorado - you know him?).

[CNCadmin]

Mike swift ?

[Jennifer]

You know, all these years...I don't know his last name - works with Patrick (don't know his last name either). He was the guy that came out and trained me on the first one of these things I used.