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Table size follows your sheet, not your ambition
Buy for the board you actually buy. A table that takes a full standard sheet in one go removes a whole handling step and most of the offcut waste.
Machine category 05
Wood working machines
CNC routers and CO₂ laser — nesting, carving and engraving for furniture and fit-out work.
A router changes a joinery workshop from cutting parts to nesting sheets. The same 18 mm board yields more panels, the panels match, and the carpenter stops being the constraint on how many kitchens you can promise in a month.
CO₂ laser sits beside it rather than replacing it: engraving, inlay, acrylic and thin sheet material where a cutter would chip or burn.
What it is for
- Nested kitchen and wardrobe panels
- Doors, frames and mouldings
- Carved panels, screens and mashrabiya work
- Signage, acrylic and engraved detail
- Jigs and templates for the rest of the workshop
How to choose
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Vacuum bed or clamps
Vacuum holding is what makes nesting practical — small parts stay put when the cutter reaches them. It is the difference between a router and a very expensive template follower.
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Dust extraction is a safety item
Wood dust is a fire and health risk before it is a housekeeping problem. Extraction is specified with the machine, not added later.
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Router and laser answer different questions
A router removes material with a cutter and handles thickness. A laser burns a kerf and handles detail. Workshops doing decorative fit-out usually end up with both.
Questions we are asked
Can one machine cut both wood and acrylic?
A router cuts both. A CO₂ laser cuts acrylic with a polished edge that a router cannot match, but is limited on thickness in wood. The right answer depends on which of the two is your main product.
Tell us the part you need to make
An engineer reads every request. Usually the same working day.
Related
- Laser marking Fiber marking and engraving — permanent identification that survives the process it is marking.
- CNC machines Milling, turning, drilling, wire cut and EDM — the machines that hold a tolerance while the operator does something else.
- Training A machine performs at the level of the person operating it. Training is where the difference between the two shows up.