How to start your own business using CNC machines? Business on a CNC machine for wood What can be made on CNC

A wood CNC machine business can generate quite a good income. Since most household items are made from plastic, which people are tired of, many people want to buy things made from natural materials, such as wood. If you correctly draw up a business plan for this type of commercial activity, then you can make good money from it. All the nuances of business on a CNC milling machine are discussed later in the article.

Why can a CNC machine business be a very profitable business?

By purchasing such a machine, you can provide services not only for processing wood, but also other materials. For example, a CNC machine can process leather, rubber, non-ferrous and hard metals, and composite materials. In principle, such a machine is designed to work with almost any material except hard ones.

Income and Expense Plan

A similar business using a CNC machine can be opened with both minimal and more serious capital investments. Here the main difference will be in the type of machines and the volume of planned services provided.

Income and expenses with a normal budget

If an entrepreneur has a sufficient amount of money to open a business using a CNC machine, he will have to cover the following expenses:

computer: about 12 thousand rubles;
machine model 6090 (1 piece): about 160 thousand rubles;
furniture for furnishing: about 20 thousand rubles;
storage facilities for materials: about 60 thousand rubles;
equipment for procurement of materials: 5 thousand rubles.

In general, the amount of initial investment will be about 260 thousand rubles.

Also, in terms of income and expenses, it is worth taking into account the monthly costs for:

advertising: about 40 thousand rubles;
rental of premises: about 20 thousand rubles;
electricity: about 6 thousand rubles;
purchase of consumables: about 15 thousand rubles.

As a result, the entrepreneur will need to count on monthly expenses in the amount of 81 thousand rubles.

Income

The cost per linear meter will depend on the material being processed. It can range from 20 to 500 rubles. If we take the average cost of 60 rubles/m and a speed of 6 thousand mm/min, then about 360 meters can be cut in an hour, and 2880 meters can be cut in a whole day (8 working hours).

That is, you can earn about 172 thousand rubles per day. Monthly income with such volumes of work will be 3,800 thousand rubles.

When an entrepreneur has a customer base with regular orders, he can start running the machine around the clock to fulfill urgent orders. Also, the cost will vary depending on the material being processed. Thanks to such conditions, you can make a markup of 50-100%.

Business on a CNC machine is designed for an average payback period of 2-3 months. If we take into account tax rates and covering monthly expenses, then in the first month you can get a net profit of 375 thousand rubles.

If in the first month of idle operation of the machine (taking into account maintaining the customer base, reporting, etc.) it is 88%, then the profit will be 375 thousand rubles. With downtime of 83%, profit will increase to 565 thousand rubles.

What if you open a business using a CNC machine with minimal investment?

When starting a business using a CNC machine, the starting investments for an entrepreneur with a minimum budget will be as follows:

cost of CNC machine 4060: 95 thousand rubles;
purchase of a computer: 12 thousand rubles;
arrangement of the workplace with furniture: 2 thousand rubles;
cost of materials warehouse: 30 thousand rubles;
equipment for processing materials: 5 thousand rubles;

As a result, a novice entrepreneur will need to invest about 144 thousand rubles.

Monthly costs will be 33 thousand rubles. Of them:

electricity costs: 3 thousand rubles;
expenses for renting premises: 5 thousand rubles;
advertising expenses: 20 thousand rubles;
purchase of consumables: 5 thousand rubles.

If you have a CNC 4060 machine and an 8-hour working day, your daily income can be about 43 thousand rubles. It’s realistic to earn about 946 thousand rubles per month in such a business and with such investments. The average payback period will also be about 2-3 months.

What services can be provided using a CNC router?

Business on a CNC machine is a vast field of activity in which you can show maximum imagination. The most popular services that can be provided with a CNC machine are:

carrying out curvilinear cutting of wood;
metal cutting;
production of furniture parts;
decoration of materials.

The main customers of an entrepreneur with a CNC machine will be representatives of small and medium-sized businesses. They mainly order the production of small parts and parts of complex mechanisms. Representatives of small furniture businesses or other types of industry cannot afford to purchase an expensive milling machine; for them this is not a cost-effective expense at all. Therefore, this type of commercial activity, such as processing materials on a CNC machine, will always be in good demand.

Individual orders for the production of decorative unique items as souvenirs, toys, etc. are also popular.

You can also open your own linear production of a certain product for which there will be demand in the market. For example, you can start producing cutting boards and other kitchen items.

5 ways to make money on a CNC machine in 2018

One of the popular ways to make money using a CNC machine is to manufacture furniture and furniture decor. Unique designer finishes are something that will always be in demand.

The second, no less profitable and popular way to make money on such a machine is the manufacture of doors and stairs. The main target audience of clients for such a product will consist of owners of country houses. Usually these are wealthy people who are willing to pay for uniqueness and naturalness, so here you can benefit from a good markup.

A great business idea for a CNC machine is making toys from wood. Whoever says that this is the last century will be completely wrong. Now, on the contrary, complex wooden construction sets are in great demand among parents. They do not want to give plastic toys to their children; they are more attracted to natural materials.

Making souvenirs in a resort town is a seasonal, but very profitable business. In this case, the entrepreneur must draw up his financial plan, taking into account the seasonality of demand.

Recently, a hot trend in the CNC machine business is the production of promotional products. Wooden decorative elements fit perfectly into any interior.

How to register a business using a CNC machine?

For this type of commercial activity, it is best to officially register an individual business. For this organizational form, a simplified tax system applies. The state fee for registering an individual entrepreneur will be 800 rubles. The entrepreneur will need to fill out an application for registration of an individual entrepreneur, copies of his passport and TIN.

The topic has been moved from the closed part of the forum. As the practice of our communications has shown, many of us have a problem - a downtime of a CNC machine. There is a machine, there are models, but there are no sales. What is the problem? And it’s simple, it’s not the right marketing policy, but simply put, they haven’t found their buyer. I’ve had six years of experience in this field, not that much, but I’ve had plenty of firsts. So I decided to share it with people so that you don’t repeat the mistakes of others.
This means the option is that the machine costs money and does not generate income.
The only way out is to look for a client, there are at least three win-win options, I’ll tell you briefly about all of them, and then you’ll ask questions, if I can answer.
Option #1. SOUVENIR. Decide if there is a suitable, well-visited resort or museum or maybe a monastery near you. In short, a place where there is a large influx of tourists. The peculiarity of this option is that souvenirs do not have to be expensive, the average price is 3-5 euros. Stop there. Here's my example, near me there are such frequently visited places, Kanev, the grave of T.G. Shevchenko is visited by 2000 tourists daily during the season. Next is Shevchenkovo, the T.G. Shevchenko Museum, where he was born, during the season there are 500 tourists a day. And Uman, the Sofievka Dental Park, is one of the seven wonders of Europe, with 6,000 to 10,000 tourists every day. Everywhere there are several points where they sell souvenirs; go directly to the sellers and offer them a themed souvenir. I settled on Shevchenka, although I had to order the model three years ago and it cost me 200 euros. I made three sizes, small 100*80 mm - price 3.5 euros, medium 160*120 mm - 6.5 euros, and large 290*220 mm - 20 euros.
The material was waste from parquet production, only for larger ones I bought it separately, and I bought the waste at the price of firewood.
Painting is the cheapest, standard stain, simple primer and varnish.
I don’t remember the huge demand for 2007 and 2008, but here are the numbers for last year.
Small – 500 pcs., medium – 150 pcs., large – 50 pcs. This year only for March there are already 200 small, 50 medium and 15 large on order (essentially 2.5 weeks of work)
The income from these souvenirs is not big, but still, to maintain the pants, why not, especially if the machine is down, and if normal orders come in, then you can put it aside; they usually don’t give tight deadlines for souvenirs. Here is a photo of the products. Options No. 2 and No. 3 in the evening when I return from work.
Option #2. Furniture decor. Most people are already familiar with this, creating custom-made furniture decor for furniture companies. The option is no longer for additional income, but for permanent work. True, it is quite difficult to unwind it. A catalog of models will not help here; specific developments are needed for each kit. I’ll say right away, exclude large factories, as they say, don’t create competitors. A large factory will thank you, buy such a machine, hire a specialist and do the carving without you, you will simply waste time. Alas, I got burned by this, twice, apparently it didn’t teach me the first time. So don’t repeat my mistakes.
Look for small companies, they are fighting for a place in the sun, and your offer may be of interest to both of you. But you just have to try, usually several popular models are developed together, you do the carving and do the rest. Here companies can even take care of painting and sanding. The best option. I personally know 3-5 such clients, and the machine is loaded with regular work. The main thing is to convince furniture makers that with your carved decor, at relatively low costs, they will reach a new level of sales and quality, and will be able to sell exclusive items rather than consumer goods. But here everything depends on your ability to persuade. And of course, don’t get carried away by the price, keep in mind that in the market you can buy Chinese furniture decor at a very low price.
There is a minus in this option, now there is a crisis and furniture sales have fallen, according to data for Ukraine by 65%, there is naturally less work and you will earn less.
Another disadvantage is the constant workload and short deadlines; if you want to make a picture for yourself, you may not be able to do it in time due to turnover. That’s why I moved away from this, now I make decor only to suit my needs. And then there were overlays. We didn’t have time to do third-party orders for ourselves. Although sometimes companies call and simply beg to do something.
Hello Sasha, how is the work, the finished product, assessed? With or without painting?
We count the thread from a square decimeter - 1 dm2 - 4 ue (relief height 15 mm); 1dm2 - 5 ue (relief height 20 mm); 1dm2 - 6 ue (relief height 25 mm); 1dm2 - 8 ue (relief height 30 mm). Then it’s off to the quick. The price was based on the cost of 1 hour of machine operation - 10 cu. Since our workers did not carry out a clear canculation, it was just offhand.
Grinding is usually 0.25 - 0.5 ue 1 dm2. But we also look at the complexity of the terrain.
We add the price of the material separately, also depending on the area; if we make it from waste, we don’t even take it into account.
Painting was calculated from 1 m2, it all depends on the price of materials, usually it turns out to be from 10 to 30 euros. The approximate area to be painted in one layer is written on each can. From this we calculate the price.
Manual labor is a separate matter here, we look at the complexity.
This is only difficult at first glance, but then when you calculate the exact price for 5-6 products, you already determine the price offhand, adding 5-10% for an error.
Thank you
Do you use Seyrlac? Or others?
Is the price cheaper for furniture organizations?
" Or other?
Now it’s no longer there, there were problems with it both in application and in storage. He looks good though.
On painting later in a separate topic.
In my opinion, $5-10 per carving is not enough. According to my estimates, the cost of carving comes out to $16-30 per hour, the calculation was based on the operation of the machine for 16 hours for 2 years, taking into account the salary of one person, electricity, rent, taxes.
But regarding sanding the relief, can you find out who does it?
“ According to my estimates, the cost of the thread is $16-30
Yes, a manual one costs 10-15 euros. for 1dm2 a machine tool cannot cost 2 times more than a manual one. This time. Firstly, your miscalculation is off the charts. I don’t know about you, but in terms of electricity, my machine only pulls 3 kW. per hour it’s about 0.2 euros, my employee receives 2.5 euros per hour. My city is not big and this salary suits many people. Moreover, he doesn’t just stand next to the machine, he installed the program, started it and does other work. Rent does not take into account your premises; taxes are a separate issue here. But still, with all the calculations, he gets 4.5 ye. at one o'clock. The rest is earnings. If there is no work, you shouldn’t chase extra profits based on the fact that someone somewhere is selling at a higher price. You need to make sure that it is profitable for you.
“ In Pitra, Italian beech decor costs 3-4 times more.
For this I am aware that we have the same thing. And they make this ITALIAN decor at our factory in Zhitomer. They sculpt the label and go ahead. (I really don’t know how it is in St. Petersburg, but I can’t believe that our people don’t make money from this business). The information is verified, I even visited this factory in Zhitomir.
Besides, if you look up to the Italians, you won’t earn anything. If the machine costs money, you still pay taxes, rent, and salaries. In addition, you can negotiate with sellers of Italian decor; there are always options. The main thing is not to be lazy.
“ Can you be more specific about what kind of icons they are (even a sideways picture), how much they pay for this, who is the buyer?
I will talk about this in the third version.
Here is an archive with a text file and photos of icons that I prepared for samples. I sent it out in a personal message to those who were interested. There was no club then. I established a dialogue with one person, I think if they succeed in painting, I will split the order with them.
http://depositfiles.com/files/qlp0u46cl
Also for reference if the tool is made. I posted the drawing in the topic "taper cutter".
The machine makes 3 dm2 of threads with a depth of 15 mm per hour. 2.5 dm2 20mm deep. We rarely go deeper now. Here, of course, these are rough numbers and also depend on the terrain. But with difficult terrain, we throw it a little.
trewas
The Amers moved their production to China a long time ago, you think it’s for Moscow that the sum is off the charts, in my opinion the production shouldn’t be located there... trade, finance and everything, and labor force 100 km from Moscow is an order of magnitude cheaper, I would be quite arranged for $10 per dm2, excellent prices... let me cut it for you at a discount in Volgograd.... Just a joke, but there is some truth in every joke............... ....
“ Calculation for Moscow
Salary per hour 8ue? This is where the cost increases. We have 2.5 ye. So much for the difference.
But this is probably only for Moscow? And then prices should be lower.
Will we take into account transportation costs? The requirement per month is a unit of pieces, the serial quantity is no more than a dozen, delivery will cover the difference in the cost of the thread. China is beneficial in the case of thousands of copies, and both Chinese and Indonesian carvers have already calculated the possibilities.
There was a good offer from Riga at the exhibition, but customs, transport, and other expenses raised the price for 1 piece two to three times.
“ China is profitable in case of thousands of circulations
Just dropped in for a couple of minutes.
In Ukraine, Chinese carvings can be bought freely, the price is somewhere around 1-1.5 euros per dm2, one thing is that all their models are, well, you understand, Chinese motifs. There is nothing at all about normal decor, no more than 20 models. And the material is not clear, like beech or clear, but the structure is not theirs.
I have a catalog of such carvings from a company from Kyiv that sells them, here is one page, if you’re interested, I’ll scan it later and post the rest, but later I already have a lot of tasks, I still need to start a topic with painting, I just can’t get around to it.
“ Will we take into account transportation costs?
I personally always negotiate delivery separately with the customer. Usually we reach an amicable agreement. Either they will pay for the fuel and operation of the car (we don’t push too hard), or they will pick it up themselves. There were no overlays. Our price is good, in 8 cases out of 10 they pick it up themselves. If delivery costs more than labor, we simply refuse.
I already wrote about this, look at the Velcom topic.
I found interesting and useful books -

— How to start your own business? — This question is often asked by any person who does not yet have his own business. Stops a lot of factors. But very often, your own business is the only opportunity to properly realize yourself, to sell your free time at a higher price.

One of the successful and rapidly growing areas of business is the processing of materials on CNC machines. There is no need to work with your hands, and sometimes, if you work correctly, you don’t even need to get dirty.

Cutting materials:

solid wood and all sheet wood derivatives,
any plastics,
any composite materials,
non-ferrous non-hard metals,
rubber,
skin,
some fabrics, etc.

Almost everything can be processed, with the exception of hard materials.

Calculation with a minimum budget

One-time costs:

, 1 piece: 95,000 rub.
minimum furniture: 2,000 rub.
minimum warehouse of materials: 30,000 rub.

Total: 144,000 rub.

Monthly costs:

rental of minimum production premises: 5,000 rub.
electricity: 3,000 rub.
costs for consumable tools (mills, engravers, drills): RUB 5,000.
advertising costs: 20,000 rub.

Total: 33,000 rub.

Depending on the material being processed, the price per linear meter of cut varies significantly from 20-500 rubles. Let's take an average price of 60 rubles/m, cutting at a speed of 1500 mm/min. Those. in 1 hour 90 meters are cut, in an eight-hour working day - 720 m, which is 43,000 rubles.

Income per month with such a load of 22 days * 43,000 rubles / day = 946,000 rubles.

Let’s assume that the machine is loaded only 10% of the time due to the lack of a flurry of orders, time for preparing files, communicating with clients, securing workpieces, changing tools, and other business activities. This is 94,600 rubles, such income pays for the costs of starting a business in the second month.

And if you take into account that you already have some kind of customer base, then that a machine, unlike a person, can work not 8, but all 24 hours, that cutting some materials can be more expensive, you can mark up materials up to 50%, up to 100% premium for urgent work, and additional income comes from preparing the file for processing.

Total 946,000 rubles * 10% - 33,000 rubles = 61,400 rubles is the minimum income in the first month.

1st month: 90% downtime, income 94,600 rubles, expenses 33,000 rubles, profit 61,600 rubles.
2nd month: 85% downtime, income 141,900 rubles, expenses 33,000 rubles, profit 108,900 rubles, covering all one-time investments, net profit from the next month.
3rd month: 80% downtime, income 189,200 rubles, expenses 33,000 rubles, profit 156,200 rubles.
4th month: 75% downtime, income 236,500 rubles, expenses 33,000 rubles, profit 203,500 rubles.
5th month: 70% downtime, income 283,800 rubles, expenses 33,000 rubles, profit 250,800 rubles.
6th month: 65% downtime, income 331,100 rubles, expenses 33,000 rubles, profit 298,100 rubles.

Calculation on a normal budget

One-time costs:

, 1 piece: 160,000 rub.
personal computer: 12,000 rub.
minimum furniture: 20,000 rub.
minimum warehouse of materials: 60,000 rub.
additional equipment for cutting material blanks: 5,000 rub.

Total: 257,000 rub.

Monthly costs:

rental of production premises: RUB 20,000.
electricity: 6,000 rub.
costs for consumable tools (mills, engravers, drills): RUB 15,000.
advertising costs: 40,000 rub.

Depending on the material being processed, the price per linear meter of cut varies significantly from 20-500 rubles. Let’s take an average price of 60 rubles/m, cutting at a speed of 6,000 mm/min. Those. in 1 hour 360 meters are cut, in an eight-hour working day - 2,880 m, which is 172,800 rubles.

Income per month with such a load of 22 days * 172,800 rubles / day = 3,800,000 rubles.

Let’s take the machine load to be only 12% of the time (the load should be higher because preliminary cutting of the sheet is not required, the machine allows you to place the entire sheet material, and the number of orders grows along with the possibilities, because the size of the machine is larger, more customers stay with you instead of looking for other options from competitors) due to the lack of a flurry of orders, time for preparing files, communicating with clients, securing workpieces, changing tools, and other business activities. This is 94,600 rubles, such income pays for the costs of starting a business in the second month.

And if you consider that you already have some kind of customer base, that a machine, unlike a person, can work not 8, but 24 hours, that cutting some materials can be more expensive, you can mark up materials up to 50%, up to 100% premium for urgent work, and additional income comes from preparing the file for processing.

We can say with complete confidence that there will be a quick return on investment. And after 2-3 months it will be possible to increase the percentage of machine operation from 10 to 30-40%, and this will already triple the profit.

Total 3,800,000 rubles * 25% - 81,000 rubles = 375,000 rubles is the minimum income in the first month.

1st month: 88% downtime, income 456,000 rubles, expenses 81,000 rubles, profit 375,000 rubles.
2nd month: 83% downtime, income 646,000 rubles, expenses 81,000 rubles, profit 565,000 rubles, covering all one-time investments, net profit from the next month.
3rd month: 78% downtime, income 836,000 rubles, expenses 81,000 rubles, profit 755,000 rubles.
4th month: 73% downtime, income 1,026,000 rubles, expenses 81,000 rubles, profit 945,000 rubles.
5th month: 68% downtime, income 1,216,000 rubles, expenses 81,000 rubles, profit 1,135,000 rubles.
6th month: 63% downtime, income 1,406,000 rubles, expenses 81,000 rubles, profit 1,325,000 rubles.

Plus

Nowadays, there is a fairly high popularity among goods for a wide variety of purposes that are found on the market; consumers especially value handmade products. As a result, you can make good money by making all kinds of products with your own hands. To facilitate such a task and produce goods of the highest quality without spending a lot of your time on it, you can use various additional devices, among which the most convenient to use are engraving, milling or CNC lathes.

With the help of such equipment, you can even make all kinds of wood products at home - decorative elements, pieces of furniture and accessories, souvenirs and the like, while earning significant financial resources. To do this, you just need to have the appropriate equipment and have certain skills in working with it.

It would also be a good solution to establish cooperation with companies engaged in finishing houses or construction companies, producing for them certain products using a CNC machine. In this case, you won’t have to worry about finding buyers for your products that were made on such equipment.

How to set up work using the machine

Before starting such work to earn money using a machine, you should carefully study the market, decide on the direction of activity, become familiar with the cost of raw materials for working on the machine, as well as the prices of finished products. As a result, it will be possible to determine the approximate amount of earnings.

The next step is to purchase all the equipment necessary to make money. The best option would be to buy:

CNC machine for complex processing;
milling machine;
a set of cutters and all necessary additional tools.

It is not recommended to purchase mini-machines due to their low reliability; it is best to immediately select a line for sawing and subsequent partial processing of workpieces. Of course, purchasing such CNC machines requires considerable material costs, but having done everything correctly, you can immediately start making good money, recouping all costs very soon.

Preparation of raw materials for work and personnel

The following types of wood are suitable as raw materials:

ash;
pine;
larch, as well as some others.

The specific choice of wood for the production of certain products depends on the product that will be manufactured.

In addition, when choosing such materials for making money, you need to pay attention to their moisture content, since the quality of the final product largely depends on this.

In addition, we should not forget that it is possible to produce certain high-quality parts on CNC machines in order to earn a living if you have the appropriate skills to perform such work. The best option would be to select personnel in such a way that each machine has its own master, although to perform work on a home machine, you can handle such tasks yourself.

Making money using a lathe

The easiest way to make money using a lathe, which is available to every person who has certain skills in working with such equipment, is to independently manufacture various wood products.

The most competent decision to make money like this would be to prepare several types of products in advance, take photographs of the finished work, make your own price list, offering your services to potential clients, demonstrating the work already completed.

In the case of making various souvenirs on a lathe in order to earn money, you can give your own products to specialized stores for sale. In addition, this and any other product made with your own hands on a machine can be sold using the Internet.

Thus, using a lathe to earn money can lead to amazing results, because modern models of such equipment make it possible to use it to make figures, products and parts for anything of any shape and level of complexity.

Earning money on a CNC machine

A modern alternative to a conventional lathe is a CNC lathe. With the help of such equipment, it is possible to quickly produce any product according to a template made on a computer using special programs.

In order to start this method of earning money, of course, you first need to purchase the machine itself, which will work in conjunction with a computer on which the appropriate software is installed.

In most cases, to earn money, such CNC machines are used in the woodworking industry. Thus, with the help of such equipment, a variety of furniture sets are often made.

In itself, making money on CNC machines is a very profitable activity, since such equipment allows you to process parts made of wood and metal. In addition, CNC technology makes it possible to engrave marble, as well as natural and artificial stone.

Advantages of CNC milling machines

The optimal solution for making money would be to use a CNC milling machine. Such equipment in capable hands makes it possible to implement a wide variety of ideas.

In the woodworking industry, CNC milling machines make it possible to select a variety of curved surfaces of irregular and regular shapes, to carry out sawing and rough calibration of products, to produce grooves, grooves, ridges and much more.

Other areas where the use of such machines is most common are the following:

furniture manufacturing. Extraordinary exclusive furniture made from a variety of materials, including valuable wood species;
souvenir products. Carved boxes, photo frames, chess and much more;
Promotional Products. Logos, signs, cliches and the like.
development of master models for subsequent casting into molds.

A particularly promising way to make money using CNC equipment is to use it to produce a variety of shapes. In this area, a CNC machine is the most popular equipment, since only with its help can you quickly prepare the highest quality master model with any required parameters. Such forms are used for the purpose of replicating certain products from any materials.

Earning money from engraving work

Another quite promising way to make money on CNC equipment is to carry out engraving work on the surface of precious metals. This could be the production of certain inscriptions or images on rings, the production of gift medallions and medals, branded inscriptions on lighters, cigarette cases, flasks and similar products.

To perform such work with CNC equipment, which can provide very good income, you only need to have a CNC engraving machine, as well as a computer with the appropriate software.

A CNC machine for small businesses is equipment used for personal economic purposes. Any type of machine is suitable for these purposes. But the effectiveness rate may vary. The choice of unit should be made depending on the purpose for which it will be used.

Considering that the device will be used at home or for production with a small series, it can be made independently.

Features of choice

The choice of equipment is influenced by a number of factors. It depends on them how well the equipment will correspond to the purposes for which it was purchased. The highest quality and most productive device will not always be the most effective. In some cases, a mini machine will be more useful than a standard analogue. Among the factors on which the choice depends are:

technologies used;
the area of the room in which the device will be installed;
number of people servicing equipment.

The cost of the unit can be more than ten thousand rubles. You should consider how much money will be required for the required model, and how this will affect the initial capital.

If the amount of money is limited, you can try to make the device yourself.

When producing modern mini machines with numerical control, it is taken into account that they can be used in small businesses. One of the most popular models is CNC-Magic. The model is represented by a milling and engraving device. It belongs to the list of the most affordable models and can be used for universal purposes. It is used to process:

wood;
metal;
glass

The advantage is the ability to manufacture parts on a machine that have a complex shape. It will take a little time to compile the program. The most popular function of the device is engraving.

Types of CNC machines

Small business involves less work than industrial production. Taking into account the specifics of the tasks, small, highly specialized machines have a higher efficiency rate. According to the way they work, they are divided into:

metalworking;
woodworking machines;
for cutting MDF;
for engraving;
for cutting stone.

Metalworking tools are effective in cold forging. This type of work is one of the most profitable. It allows you to produce a wide range of products at low cost.

Mini machines for milling and turning can simplify the task. The compact dimensions of the device allow it to be placed in a room with a small area. You can work on such a device yourself.

Can serve as a woodworking workshop. The advantages of such equipment are compactness, low cost, and quiet operation. The mini unit is equipped with various attachments that can perform a wide range of jobs. With its help you can: drill, grind, saw, sharpen, joint. The device can handle different types of wood.

If the business is based on the production of panel furniture, the best option would be an MDF cutting unit. With its help, you can make furniture at home. In addition to MDF, the device can cope with other materials of varying strength. Devices that perform this function come in different types. The choice should be made depending on how long the unit is capable of cutting, what power it has, and the type of carriage.

The engraving laser unit is suitable for processing finished products. Modern mini devices have laser beams, which greatly simplify the work at the machine. Despite the presence of a laser system, the device is low in cost, but its parts require periodic replacement. It will be effective if the source of profit is the production of advertising products, jewelry, and souvenirs. Compact dimensions with a laser device allow the installation to be used at home.

Stone cutting devices are suitable for construction. To install such equipment, you will need a room with a large area. It can handle various types of stone. The unit offers a large number of different functions. Its cost is quite high, and may not be suitable for many. But, given the number of tasks that the machine can handle, it will pay for itself when performing various jobs.

Small business organization

Before purchasing equipment, you should determine in which industry the small business will develop. The cost of a CNC machine is relatively high. Purchasing various units will require significant costs. Having a large start-up capital will solve this problem. But not all devices will be equally useful. With little financial resources, you can make a CNC machine yourself.

This step will save money and allow you to invest it in other tasks. Costs will be required not only for the purchase of equipment, but also for renting the premises in which it will be located. If a small business involves various tasks, workers will be needed to complete them. Initial costs will require providing conditions for the sale of manufactured products.

A business plan will help you distribute money wisely. Many new business owners fail because of a poorly designed plan. The presence of CNC machines does not guarantee a successful project. Wood and metal processing on machines are the most profitable industries for small businesses. They allow you to carry out a range of work and produce various products. With their help, the following is produced:

paintings and icons;
furniture products;
various models;
advertising products.

Numerical control allows you to compensate for the lack of experience. But for high-quality production, it is recommended to use the help of specialists. The most popular CNCs are Type3 and ArtCam. You can control the work process using a special control panel. A high-quality program will ensure high precision in the production of parts.