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"Game changing" router - thewizzard - 08-23-2016
https://shapertools.com/?utm_source=rockler&utm_medium=preorder&utm_campaign=rockler
RE: "Game changing" router - barnowl - 08-23-2016
This one explains it...
RE: "Game changing" router - packerguy® - 08-23-2016
Honestly, I don't understand who would buy this at the price point of $2100 (its $1500 on presale right now)
I mean, you can get a small CNC for 3k that is going to be faster.
I could see an application where a carpenter in the field that has do modify a cabinet or something could use it, but a hobbyist at that price range? Also, I wonder how sensitive the field is, if the bit lifts when your off the path, it will take FOREVER for someone to complete a pass. Ever try to move a router in a straight line without a guide? darn near impossible.
Wasnt this an april fools joke a few years back?
RE: "Game changing" router - Phil Thien - 08-23-2016
Make the human and imprecise gantry, no thank you.
RE: "Game changing" router - daddo - 08-23-2016
Looks like a great idea- I like it.
However, I wouldn't use it much personally.
RE: "Game changing" router - Steve N - 08-24-2016
Agreed, a small CNC would be more useful, and you are paying entry level here. Until then I'll stick to guide rails from my DeWally track saw, and their tool carriage, with a stop block clamped where I need them.
RE: "Game changing" router - JDuke - 08-24-2016
I'd like to see it actually work, not just an animation.
Duke
RE: "Game changing" router - Gregory of Sherwood Forest - 08-24-2016
I've seen a video from the kid (young man, actually) who invented the original version. IIRC, it was part of a college experiment. I'll try to dig it up, but I thought it was posted on WN before.
I won't be surprised when there's a Festool version of it flying off the shelves at $1500 +/-...
Found it, from 2012.
and the article:
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-router-precision-woodworking.html
-Greg
RE: "Game changing" router - Routerman - 08-25-2016
Still not clear on how this thing tracks the tape.
Says it stays ~+/- .010 on its line.
Not even close for joinery.
What am I missing?
RE: "Game changing" router - bennybmn - 08-25-2016
It moves the router within the frame to compensate for your imprecise movements.
I agree it's expensive, but so is any new technology. I also agree it's not right for a lot of people, but it'll be great for some! I watched the video above yesterday, the guy is cutting some small parts, so in that case a small or home brew CNC would definitely be better. But I'd bet the day after I buy a bench-top CNC I'd find a project that's too big to fit in it! Like small inlay on a large part.