Interesting video from audi

[joiner1970]

Here's a video about furniture looked interesting
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[joiner1970]

Done

 

[Paul G]

I can see the day coming where a home shop will include CNC. Love the opportunity to easily reproduce complex joinery and identical parts.

 

[ART at WORK]

Can i have a 3 D printer please that glues little bits of wood together. Please some time soon and very afordable.

 

[leer]

I can see the day coming where a home shop will include CNC. Love the opportunity to easily reproduce complex joinery and identical parts.

We are there now, if you are willing to spend about $3000.  Check out the CNC Shark  sold by Rockler. This price also includes the 3D design software.

http://www.rockler.com/cnc-shark-routing-system-with-new-7-0-software

I use a CNC router and laser engraver at a shop where I do some part time work.  It does offer some cool new opportunities for the woodworker.  For me, it is more about creating a custom little part for a "regular" project, and not so much making a project completely usinng CNC or laser etching.

My last project was a super-sized MFT-style top for a 36" x 84" workbench when I bought my first Festool in November -- a TS 55 REQ. CNC helps for repetitive or mundane tasks.  I would not have wanted to drill 200 20mm holes manually, and frankly, could never have gotten the precision. 

Regarding 3D printing, we played with that for a few months.  I think the technology is not there yet, at least for the hobbyist, unless you just want to play. We had a hobbyist machine that sells for under $2000, and in my opinion, was a PITA, and produced pretty crude looking parts.  Maybe the machines that sell for 10-100X the price of what we used are pretty decent ...   [unsure]