I have placed my thread here cause it has the best fit. (mod feel free to correct as needed)
I am building a small desktop router to investigate the possibilty of creating limited use leather punch dies.
My wife and I operate a smal business created custom hand made leather products ( we ONLY use Australian leather) and todate I have limiterd the dies to our logo and pretty ordinary type face for product personalisation like initals. To upgrade to multiple brass fonts in a couple of sizes is very costly.
A logo cost me $40AUD from china and 5 to 6 weeks.
So I thought I will acquire a CNC router from ebay with a small working area See attached image.
I am thinking I will glue 3 mm polycarbinate to an aluminium base place that I can then route a logo or letter.initals or even whole names.
I will then see how many punches I can get before it needs replacement.
BTW We will charge a set up fee for this personalisation.

This thread will detail my journey.
The milestones I have set are as follows:
  • Acquire base hardware
  • Determine how to convert logo image ( my graphic artists uses JPG or PNG) to a routable file
  • Determine most suitable control software.
  • Create tooling base plates
  • Have fun do this



I am very open to contributions and advice.