Hi

I have a AV equipment hire business and we make all our own flight cases. The foam making is extremely tedious and I hate having to hand cut foam.

I want to invest in a CNC machine (with blade, not wire). The foam is plastazote which does cut with hot wire but it is extremely slow. From what I hear it's better to use a very sharp knife with slightly vibration which would cut the foam better.

I dont want to spend a whole lot of cash, so what would be a good starter option for a flatbed cnc (50cm by 50cm minimum. 100cm by 100cm preferred). I know that size can really affect the cost so I am prepared to use 50x 50 if it means I can buy a much cheaper machine.

Any recommendations?>