u/Dazzling-Concert-927

Hi, I’m located in Orlando and have a small wooden shelving prototype that I need made. What’s the best way to find a CNC shop that can do that? I have reached out to MakerSpaces, Xometry and Fictiv and the like don’t work with wood, cabinet and furniture shops, have emailed shops out of state and sent them my STEP files and CAD and still no takers. It’s pretty frustrating. Of course I’ll be paying for the job, and I’m wondering if there’s a dedicated website for woodworking shops I’m missing.

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u/Dazzling-Concert-927 — 7 days ago

Daughter is 19 and we’re stumped on how to get the most out of this room. Tv, shelf, mirror and desk are anchored to the walls. She has copious amounts of K-pop photo cards, hello kitty decor, ramune bottles, keychains, posters, etc. and she wants them all on display! So her desk has become a catch all.

I feel like she needs rows of endless shelves that collectors use but I don’t want a billion holes in the wall.

Ideas: something at the foot of her bed, something under the window by her bed, taking out her desk and putting an even larger one there that could fit under the TV shelf, and maybe even extend up to the window by the bed. Putting a narrow but tall piece of furniture to the right of the bed up to under the window? Maybe something on wall C?

She has a king size bed, so it would be hard to put it anywhere else. Currently it’s a mix of makeup, school books, decor, and crafting/stationary items.

I’d like to help her feel like she has a big dorm room that’s well put together and cute.

u/Dazzling-Concert-927 — 13 days ago
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Hi everyone, I'm working on a wood product prototype and have hit a manufacturing limitation that I'm hoping to get input on. I already have a full CAD model (STEP files), and it's gone through multiple revisions with a designer. At this point, the design is essentially production ready except for one issue:

It includes an internal T-slot/channel feature that isn't accessible with a standard 3-axis CNC. From what I've been told so far, this would likely require 5-axis CNC machining or a different fabrication method. The material is baltic birch plywood.

I'm trying to understand:

  1. Is 5-axis CNC for wood (specifically something like this internal slot geometry) realistic for a one-off prototype?

  2. Are there shops or individuals that take on this kind of work?

  3. Or is this is the point where I should seriously pivot to redesigning the connection to work with 3-axis constraints?

Constraints are as follows:

  • No hardware (prefer all-wood joinery if possible)
  • Must be able to be easily disassembled for ease of washing
  • Needs to ship flat pack
  • Connection should be secure but removable
  • Ideally manufacturable with standard CNC methods.

I've already had feedback from a few shops that the overall design is viable, but the internal slot/joinery is the main blocker.

Thank you for any input!

u/Dazzling-Concert-927 — 17 days ago