This new machine just changed my entire woodworking workflow. I’m test driving and reviewing the brand new Shark RS1000 Pro router lift from Next Wave. The RS1000 looks like an ordinary router table from the outside but has the brains of a CNC. Giving accurate control over your bit height and fence placement. The RS1000 has 14 built in apps that replace all sorts of jigs and saves a ton of setup time. The moment I saw this machine I knew I had to have one in my shop. Don’t be fooled by the touch screen and the motors. You don’t need to design anything on a computer to upload. In fact the machine doesn’t even allow you to upload files. Everything is built in and easy to use. AND you don’t have to use the apps and can use the machine like any other router table. Learn more about the Shark RS1000 Pro here:
https://www.nextwavecnc.com/rs1000-pro
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Looks like it could do some domino cuts as well
A couple of grand more and you can get a much more versatile onefinity cnc..
It's the year 2069. Rumor has it, he still hasn't scratched the surface
Grizzly is including the sliding miter for free. They are currently out of stock, more expected in June.
So could you cut dominos ?
This is awesome. I would buy this in a heartbeat if I was doing any kind of production work where this could help.
???? Long live The Drunken Woodworker! ????
Game changing Shop Tech here! Great demo vid!! DRINK everytime he says "scratched the surface". ????????????
At almost $2k, I think it’s probably best to save up a little more and get into a decent entry level CNC
Well, I just purchased it hopefully it lives up to the expectations on the developers keep adding to the software
Where’s the domino app though…
Thanks for your cursing during the video… real nice for the kids in the room to hear. ????????♂️
Damn, that thing is crazy
Legend has it, he still hasn't even scratched the surface.
A bit pricey, but honestly about half what I was guessing the price was going to be. Doesn't seem too bad a price if you think about it.
seemed like an infomercial to me. hmmm. sorry
I could see getting this, then replacing the controller with a tablet and making my own apps. Even add sensors so it knows where the wood is along the non-actuated axis.
Pretty neat.
But wait, there’s more! Ok now I want one
Why doesn’t it cut floating tenon, i.e. domino slots? Seems like the most obvious use and would instantly justify the price.
Unless you have a small production shop, this is ridiculous. $1700-2000, sounds like a solution in search of a problem.
Funny enough this actually would be classified as a CNC. CNC just stands for computer numerical control. A lot of manufacturing machines fall under that umbrella. You can have CNC routers, Mills, lathes, punch presses, Laser's anything.
I work as a CNC machinist for a living and it's my job to program, set up, run CNC Mills and lathes. We had a quite a few metalworking lathes Mills where you would program the same way. It was called " Conversational programming". Instead of programming something by hand or using cad-cam you would just pick out different Cycles you wanted to run and filled in the parameters the same way.
It was great for working in a job shop where you only had to run one or two pieces. It was a lot quicker and very handy.
Very interesting saying something like this in woodworking! I love when there's overlap like this.
Will they be coming out with an app for scratching the surface?
I saw an ad in a magazine for this just yesterday and hadn't had a chance to follow up on it to see what it is, so great timing for your video.
I hope you'll do a Part Two in a few months after you've used it more…and have scratched some surfaces. ???? I'll be interested to find out how well it stands up to heavy use over time. Did dust get into it and cause problems? Does it still maintain tolerances such as the set bit depth, spacing, etc as well then as it does now? Maybe you can cut some box joints or dovetails on one piece now and on the mating piece in a few months and see how well they fit together?
I'll also be interested to see if Shark can or will update the software, such as to add the features in your list of cons, if software updates can be installed by the user, and if they're free. Or will they come out with a "new and improved RS10001" and early adopters are left out?
Their website says it can be used with almost any router table, but what about using accessories such as after-market fences (e.g. Woodpeckers) or shop-made ones with all of their additional features?
Thank you for a really informative and entertaining video.
Take my money!!!
What about for dominos?
This seems a bit like black magic to me, David.
I just kept thinking of how envious/freaked out woodworkers 100 years ago must be of they could see this video.
Hope you scratch the surface soon!
I was hoping at the end you would raise the bit .01 and literally scratch the surface of a board
Thats crazy, brilliant!
It would be similar to your stopped dado you mentioned at the end but you could really justify the cost if it did a domino style cut as well.