I am setting up a new hobby shop in a 25x30 building and I'd like to learn CNC. I'm wondering what other big stationery tools would best complement a large CNC.
Typical variety of hobby projects planed including cabinets and furniture. I would like to get a CNC capable of handling 5x5 and 4x8 plywood sheets so I'm looking at building an Avid Pro 5x10 or getting a similar size prebuilt from CAMaster.
In a past shop I used a 5-in-1 European combination machine. That would be an option again - there should be room for a combo machine, CNC, and bandsaw, while leaving enough room for workbenches and assembly areas.
I'd really rather do separates, though. I can see a way fit in a large jointer and planer, bandsaw, 5x10 CNC, and maybe a shaper, but the footprint of a sliding table saw just isn't going to work. Is it even worth trying?
The bandsaw will be a 24" with a good sized table. For hardwoods I can do all of my rough dimensioning on the bandsaw, then accurate dimensioning of thickness and width with the planer.
Most work with plywood, I would think, would be covered by the CNC. Other simpler sheet good cuts could be done with my Festool track saw.
What about cross cutting boards? The sliding table saw excels here but again a huge use of space just for cutting long narrow boards. The track saw could be used. SCMS? RAS?
Many threads I read are about adding a CNC to an already well equipped shop, but what changes would you make if you were starting from scratch with a CNC/bandsaw centric shop?