Fresh from this year’s SIGGRAPH is a very interesting take on the traditional X Y-table based CNC machine ... do is guide the router along the outline of the part to be cut with a margin of ...

To some, the CNC narrative takes on the nature of John Henry: The battle of man against machine ... to back are the X and Y axes. The router spins a cutting bit at up to 25,000 rpm.

This 5-axis CNC router could soon be an open source tool ... it can tilt and rotate the cutting tool. This is not something you’re likely to build at home. But the availability of plans ...