Video: “Impressive, but….” [One of many reasons why LowRider CNC is so popular]

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The CNC work being done in this video is truly impressive.

But… the CAMaster full sheet CNC machine they’re using (Panther with ATC), lists for about $56K

Even a “more affordable” CAMaster Stinger with ATC, lists for $30.5K.

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A LowRider v4 can be built for about $800 to $900 and Ryan shows how to build a full sheet capable table for around $200 in materials.

Yes, you build it all yourself, but that’s actually a selling point for me. I love the wide eyes when folks realize the awesome thing I made for them was made using a machine I built for myself.

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Correction made in the above post: I double checked, and the CNC machine they were using was not a Stinger, but rather a Panther, which is nearly double the price of a Stinger.

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Unless you buy it ready made from northwoods Custom creations and then you’re just building a table.

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Dude, great catch. I forgot about that option— although that would change the price calculus a bit — still a great option. Reminds me of how you can get a Prusa printer either as a kit or almost fully assembled.

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and the CNC cost is only part of that. That was a lot of Festool in there as well. Stuff I have never seen before.

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Yep Festool has some neat stuff, and for some of their tools there’s just not a competitor to it. But they are so pricey that I don’t own a single Festool item.

PS: the guys from Tools Today probably don’t have to pay for a single tool they are showing. Must be nice.

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Just watched the video to the end.

So much time, effort and skill and to make something that looks like a generic mass produced flat pack piece of furniture? Seems mad to me.

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@Dreyfus I know, right? Just a show that they can, I guess. You would be able to do custom configurations and custom sizes that you can’t get in a flat pack.

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If they had CNC’d wood, instead of particleboard, they could have skipped all the edge banding with the Festool gadgets

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Must be a desirable way to do things - here’s another build in a similar vein and they use melamine coated board as well.

The machine he is using is a DIY - he covers that in other videos

It’s a channel I really like. Almost ASMR sometimes.

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This guy does some amazing work, real craftsmen I think.

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Yep I have watched all the videos of that guy doing that kitchen! I also have watched his videos of where he made his CNC machine.

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Neat machine. Hopefully they’ll catch up with LowRider 4’s capability of being able to film lit cooled cutting of parts while still being able to vacuum properly, like… this :slight_smile:

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@azab2c That is cool. You are the man. Well Ryan is the man and you are the other man.

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