Learn how to use the CNC router in the wood shop at Sears think [box], Case Western Reserve University’s open-access innovation center and makerspace.

Router bits of various shapes and sizes are used for achieving different cutting results. CNC routers can be used to cut wood, foam, and plastics, but most hobbyists use it for carving wood.

The Compass CNC features a compact core-XY gantry that moves the router only a few inches in each direction, along with Z-axis control to set the router’s depth.