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Computer Numerical Control (CNC) is a service offered by Cworkshop. A brilliant piece of equipment, the CNC machine is used by our customers and carpenters to quickly and accurately customise their cut and edged panel boards for their various projects.
The CNC machine is far more capable that just drilling pilot holes, and below, we explore how you can take advantage of this service to benefit your clients.
A tedious task, especially if you are working on a big job, is to drill pilot holes for shelving. Accuracy is critical – you don’t want wonky shelves! Then it’s the actual drilling, which is time-consuming. With the CNC machine, you can easily choose the number of holes you want in a given area, and the machine takes care of the rest. The same goes for hinge holes, which can be difficult and time-consuming to complete.
At Cworkshop, you can select CNC machining when you make up your cutting list.
The cost for drilling accurate holes for shelves or hinges are £2.50 per hole.
With a CNC machine, you no longer have to fiddle with protractors and scribbling equations on offcuts. You can now visualise and order your angle cuts through the Cworkshop website. The easy-to-use feature doesn’t rely on you calculating angles; measure the sides that require the angle. You can also select edging with this feature.
Regardless of the size of the cut of the angle, the cost for this searvice is £12 per side.
You may find yourself working on a project that demands a perfect circle, whether it is for a coffee table of a decorative wall panel. The traditional carpenter would create a jig, draw a perfect circle, and then use the jigsaw to cut the shape and sanding or filing will be required to get that perfectly smooth and rounded finish. Modern carpenters would use our CNC machine to easily and accurately cut or engraves a perfect circle.
Like circles, if your project demands an odd shape, the CNC machine will help you get this done.
Simply add this as a note in the form of a drawing when you place your order on the Cworkshop website. If you don't have any drawings or diagrams, Cworkshop offers CNC consultations starting from £152 plus vat, but if you do have the files, the cost will be less.
You can offer your clients other services such as decorative panels – panels that have an engraved designed, for example, geometric designs. These eye-catching designs can transform an interior in a way your client wants. Upload your plan when you order your panels.
As mentioned above, if you require consultation, prices are from £152 plus vat, but if you do have diagrams or pictures, the cost would be less.
The CNC machine can be used on all panels sold by Cworkshop, including MDF, melamine faced chipboard (MFC), veneered panels and plywood. View our décor range to find the right product for your CNC project.
At Cworkshop, we make sure that we have the necessary services to help carpenters complete their projects at a standard unseen anywhere else. We’re here to give you advice about our products and services, so feel free to drop in or give us a call.
