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    Default Please help educate me on small routers....

    I am doing a bit of research to help out a friend. They are exploring the idea of getting a small CNC router for machining wood. The work envelope would be max 12"x12" on a work piece perhaps a maximum of 1" thick. The main application will be for machining wooden type-faces and wooden type graphics something like these:

    Link to google images

    So while it does not necessarily need high end machine-tool grade accuracy, reasonably good resolution and smooth curves would be key, I think. It does not need to be super fast, nor does it need to be a "run it 24/7" sort of industrial machine.

    I have no idea what's out there and available, what the better setups are, good options for software, etc. Think of this as a tool for someone who has a job to do using this as a tool, rather than a hobbyist that is looking for cool new tool to build, experiment, or generally screw around with. I understand the concept of cost/quality/user-friendly, and buy vs build trade-offs. I am just trying to understand the ranges of options and am just trying to help make some semi-educated decisions.

    I have not done a great deal of research as of yet, but what I have done shows a sort of overwhelming array of choices.

    For the sake of discussion and as a starting point, let's say we have a budget of $1500.00. I say that with the full understanding that this may be an unreasonable number.

    Any recommendations, thoughts, experiences, stuff to look at?

    Any input is appreciated.
    Thanks!

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    Default Re: Please help educate me on small routers....

    Gerry

    UCCNC 2017 Screenset
    [URL]http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html[/URL]

    Mach3 2010 Screenset
    [URL]http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html[/URL]

    JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
    [URL]http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html[/URL]

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