PA Speaker cabinet building

[mg75]

Hello,

I currently use a table saw and hand-held router to build PA speaker cabinets. I was wondering which commercial CNC wood routers do you recommend for a DIY beginner working out of his garage. I will be cutting 4x4 sheets of 3/4 inch Baltic Birch plywood. I do extensive angle and miter cuts.

Budget = $4000

Thanks!

mg

[mg75]

Anyone please?

[Switcher]

You'll be lucky to find a 4x4 "commercial CNC wood router" for less than $4,000.00.

Let alone one that will cut your miter cuts, unless maybe you use a form tool (dovetail)?

And the cost of software.



What kind of shapes do you cut (any photos)?



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[mg75]

Thanks for the reply...

please watch the video on this link (towards the end).
http://www.tcsaudio.com/

And these are the cabinets we are going to build...
http://www.frappr.com/fitzmaurice

thanks!

[mg75]

speakerplans.com/index.php?id=plans

and

tcsaudio.com (watch the video towards the end)

[Switcher]

OK, looks like ( www.speakerplans.com/index.php?id=plans ) you could do most joints (box), & maybe rough out the other parts that need a miter cut, then just do the finish miter cuts by hand (table saw)?

The hard part will be getting a 4x4 cnc, for less than $4,000.00, most I've seen are around $8,000.00




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[mg75]

Originally Posted by Switcher OK, looks like ( www.speakerplans.com/index.php?id=plans ) you could do most joints (box), & maybe rough out the other parts that need a miter cut, then just do the finish miter cuts by hand (table saw)? The hard part will be getting a 4x4 cnc, for less than $4,000.00, most I've seen are around $8,000.00 .

are there miter cut attachments available on the $8000.00 range routers?

[Switcher]

Originally Posted by mg75 are there miter cut attachments available on the $8000.00 range routers?

NO, just 3-axis.


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[Switcher]

Is all of this your work? ( http://www.speakerplans.com/index.php?id=mywork1 )

If it is, WOW!!


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[ger21]

A 4x4 K2 is about 10K http://www.k2cnc.com/Machines/CNC-ro...050_detail.asp

A 4x4 shopbot is about $8K http://www.shopbottools.com/prtstandard.htm

You could cut 45 degree miters with a router bit, but the table saw would be much faster.

[mg75]

Originally Posted by Switcher Is all of this your work? ( http://www.speakerplans.com/index.php?id=mywork1 ) If it is, WOW!! .

That is not my work. Those setups in the pics are the work of the original cabinet designer, Rob.

[mg75]

Originally Posted by ger21 A 4x4 K2 is about 10K http://www.k2cnc.com/Machines/CNC-ro...050_detail.asp A 4x4 shopbot is about $8K http://www.shopbottools.com/prtstandard.htm You could cut 45 degree miters with a router bit, but the table saw would be much faster.

So, basically there is no machine that can cut all the parts for me instead of the table saw.

check this out and tell me what this person used...

billfitzmaurice.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1501


thanks for all the help.