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Hand Held CNC Router, for small sign businesses?
I came across this Handheld CNC Router called “Shaper Origin”. so thought I would post it just to see if anyone else has seen it or know of anyone that has one?
I can see how it has its limits, such as speed, but thought it was a good way for smaller sign companies to get into CNC routering. http://www.shapertools.com
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I would love something like this as i wouldn’t need to buy in letters and shaped panels. but i am not keen on the price tag and i think i would still manage to mess things up! 🙄
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No denying its cool, but a bit of a gimmick in my opinion.
If you’re doing a lot of CNC/Laser work it’s worth investing, but I can’t see this being accurate, consistent, or quick as CNC.
A bit like using a hand router for trays, by the time you’ve set it up, cut it, folded it, and then cleared the inevitable mess it makes of the workshop I’m all in favour outsourcing it and making a mess of someone else’s workshop, for what you can buy it in for.
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I love it. I am trying to find out if there are limits to the area it can router such as a full sheet of composite. the sheet sat on a table with a waste board below it, i can’t see why not?
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Out of curiosity I’ve had a look at the price of the machine.
3190 Euro, so around £2750, plus any import taxes and VAT.
I’m impressed with the price.
When you consider getting a 2x1m tray from MDP is £125 delivered, take off the cost of your sheet (say £40) you’re into 32 trays before it ‘breaks even’ not accounting for time, so two a week it’ll be paid for in 12months.
Compare that to the outlay for a CNC
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I cannot imagine a job where this would be useful.
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There is no denying a CNC is faster etc.
but this does allow a small sign business to fabricate their own stuff in-house accurately.
Years ago I started out cutting flat cut letters by hand. either by jigsaw, fretsaw, bandsaw etc. on close scrutiny, you could tell they were not cut by cnc but were more than acceptable. this handheld router has this floating head that auto-adjusts for our manual inaccuracy. With a tolerance of 10mm (from memory). so wondering out of line the head brings it back in itself, your simply keeping it within the path.
Like most things, there will be a learning curve, but it will do pan signs, illuminated signs, engraving, flat-cut letters etc and they will be much more accurate than I could have cut mine in the past. 🙂 -
we do lots of work with a jigsaw and festool. this looks the dogs nutz!
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