A chop saw, wood lathe, drill and a drill press, and finally a table saw — nothing fancy, but now with the CNC router he has a world ... he went for something a bit better.

Routers can make joints, holes, and patterns in wood, but you need the right bit to get a job done. Learn the types of router ...

And calling it a printer is a bit of a stretch ... is more of a hybrid additive-subtractive CNC machine. A gantry-mounted router carves each layer of the print from a fresh square of material ...