| Hi, | | does anyone know a CNC that may carve the wooden cap or body of a | pen with images of temples, historic moments, etc. My main interest | is to start the production of luxury fountain pens made with | hardwoods. | | Maybe this is a simple question but I am a novice on this market | segment. Any help is welcome.
Miguel...
Most CNC routers and milling machines with an auxillary axis should be able to do the job - after you finish telling 'em what you want 'em to do. :)
You might also want to check engraving machines - some of the more sophisticated machines may have this capability.
My ShopBot has an auxillary axis (looks like a lathe headstock and tailstock) with a stepper driven chuck instead of a continuously turning lathe motor. It might be a bit more of a job than you've imagined, however.
You're invited to visit the ShopBot forum and search the archives for past discussions on this kind of project - and to ask questions.
Neither I nor most of the forum participants have any relationship with ShopBot other than as (mostly) happy customers.
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