Woodworker's Journal 2009-33-4, страница 43
"Either of these units can cut small parts (drawer fronts or door panels) complete with joinery cuts, profiling and decorative carving. Either will mill a rough board smooth or texture a smooth board to make it rough." The Money Question If you are at all interested in this technology, I'm sure the question you have now is: "Well, buddy. Which one should I buy?" As evasive as it may seem, I'll reply that it depends on what you expect to make with it. If your interest is simply making signs, carving and/or cutting small parts in 4/4 stock, I'd consider the CW. The software is less daunting to learn, and the machine more or less "talks" you through project setup. The manufacturer has tons of carving patterns and projects on CDs. On the other hand, if your interest is in the realm of furniture mak ing, I think the Shark is your machine. It certainly has more appeal to me. Work I currently do using templates could be done more quickly and accurately (and safely) with CNC. If I want to contour the bottom edge of a table's apron, I first use CAD to draw the contour. Then I try to duplicate that line on a piece of MDF, saw the line, sand it and, if it looks right, trace along its edge on each workpiece. I saw the work close to the line, attach the template to the workpiece and carefully rout. With CNC, I could draw the line in CAD, calculate the toolpath in CAM, and cut the workpieces with the CNC. No sawing and sanding and sawing again. And if I wanted to save the template to use again in the future, it's on my computer's hard drive. No clutter of dust-col-lecting templates in the shop. Moreover, the techniques and tricks I learn using the Shark will apply should I move up to a larger machine. I can use the VCarve software with most any CNC router. I have to send both these tools back, but if I could keep just one, it'd be the Shark. Bill Hylton is a frequent contributor to Woodworker's Journal. Building log furniture is as easy as... Cut Tenons 2 cutter types available: Industrial Series and Pro Series. Call or visit web site lor free log furniture building tools catalogl LUMBERJACK TOOLS rf»Tfm»r»»»m >J rrrrm .... ttTTTrrrrrrf 719-282-3043 www.lumberjacktools.com (Circle No. 53 on PRODUCT INFORMATION form) Woodworker's Journal August 2009 59 DovetailsMade Easy with Leigh Joinery Jigs See the Videos at leighjigs.com Leigh Router Joinery Jigs leighjigs.com 800-663-8932 Through Single Pass Variably Spaced Sliding Half-Blind Half-Blind 24" Leigh Super24 18" Leigh Super 18 12" Leigh Super12 |
