Hello Group,
Here the story, we are a 5-10 man cabinet making shop located in southern ontario. We produce a moderated amount of kitchen a year, but not enough to keep a CNC machine busy for a complete shift a day.
At this point we are in a kind o…
Dave; we're a Weeke shop except for the heavy routing and shaping stuff where we use Heian's. Wood WOP is fairly easy to use. Weeke provides our sister company outside Montreal excellent service and they also employ IMOS (20/20) to handle there prod…
I only know the software. eCabinets can do a whole more than it appears, but it takes work to make it do it. Cabinet vision a few years ago could do a lot, and at the WMS it seemed to be even easier to use. All the machines can/should import DFX fil…
Thermwood is a great company who actually builds their own office furniture with their machines. Great customer service and training. Many shops get great results with E-cabinet software. For a small shop who relys on custom high end... look at Aspi…
Hey Dave,
Wow, I don't envy you your time in this evolution. I am there myself, and have been beating myself up on all the same issues. You may be looking at a machine that is way beyond your needs at this point. Look at Camaster, talk to Joe Jarra…
Dave I would look at Biesse Flat Table CNC maybe a 5x10 or Bigger since your are a 5-10 cabinet shop. The software Biesseworks is easy to learn and 3d is pretty cool.We also use Solid Works for our Drawing Details.Biesseworks allows you to import DX…
Dave; all great questions which I'm sure will solicit many opinions. Something to consider when looking at machines are whether or not there are similar machines in the area and how close the nearest service tech is. You'll also want to know if the…
Hello Group,
Here the story, we are a 5-10 man cabinet making shop located in southern ontario. We produce a moderated amount of kitchen a year, but not enough to keep a CNC machine busy for a complete shift a day.
At this point we are in a kind o…
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