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Anyone played with this thing? It's a "hand held" CNC Router. https://www.shapertools.com/en-us/
I have to say at first glance I was immensely skeptical. The slick video is void of any real specifics. And at $2500, I think I should be very skeptical. The web site has almost no details of how it works. I'm guessing that internally, there are X and Y motors that position the spindle so that when the operator moves the unit, X and Y adjust to track to the intended cut path. Could be pretty clever though there are a lot of questions that need answering. They make a lot of claims (and imply them in their overly slick video). My local Rockler is selling them so maybe I can get a demo. I talked to a Rockler guy on the phone and he's pretty gung-ho. But then, he'd be a poor salesman if he wasn't.
I have to say at first glance I was immensely skeptical. The slick video is void of any real specifics. And at $2500, I think I should be very skeptical. The web site has almost no details of how it works. I'm guessing that internally, there are X and Y motors that position the spindle so that when the operator moves the unit, X and Y adjust to track to the intended cut path. Could be pretty clever though there are a lot of questions that need answering. They make a lot of claims (and imply them in their overly slick video). My local Rockler is selling them so maybe I can get a demo. I talked to a Rockler guy on the phone and he's pretty gung-ho. But then, he'd be a poor salesman if he wasn't.