Router Furniture CNC

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• published: 2022-08-20 00:25:23
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What this page is

buythis.co.za/router-furniture-cnc is the Furniture CNC Routers page on Buythis, AM.CO.ZA's online shop. It links to the desktop routers, signage routers, router bits, router accessories and router software pages, and to RouterCAM training. This page adds the furniture routers themselves: the 16 models that the product data files under the furniture CNC router category, how their model codes work, their specifications, what comes in each package, current prices, and the spindles, collets, tool holders, vacuum, dust extraction, compressed air and hold-down accessories that go with them. Water-cooled signage routers, the standard ATC routers, stone routers and the desktop router have their own pages, linked under related pages.

What a furniture CNC router is for

A furniture CNC router cuts full sheets of board into finished panels for cabinets and furniture: melamine-faced chipboard, Supawood and MDF, plywood, shutterply, solid wood and laminated board. Typical work is nesting kitchen and bedroom cupboard carcasses, cutting doors and drawer fronts, drilling shelf-pin and hinge holes, grooving for backs and drawer bottoms, profiling and pocketing, flat-pack and modular furniture, office and shopfitting units, and carved or engraved decorative panels. Compared with a signage router, the work is heavier and runs longer every day, so the furniture range uses stronger air-cooled spindles with ER32 collets for larger shank bits, and the top models change tools automatically.

The furniture category has two families:

• EasyRoute HSD (R-…/HSD60) keeps the proven EasyRoute stepper-motor gantry but fits an Italian HSD 6 kW air-cooled electrospindle with ER32 collets. Tools are changed by hand.
• EasyRoute Heavy Duty ATC (R2-…/90) is a heavier, servo-driven machine with a 9 kW air-cooled automatic tool change (ATC) spindle, ISO30 tool holders and a linear tool rack, built for production cabinet shops.

How the furniture router model codes work

• Family: R- is the EasyRoute with stepper motors and manual tool change. R2- is the EasyRoute Heavy Duty with servo motors and automatic tool change.
• Size: 1325 is a 1300 × 2500 mm working area (one full 1220 × 2440 mm board, the common South African sheet size). 2030 is 2050 × 3050 mm, a size enlarged for the South African market so wider and longer sheets, such as 2050 mm wide Perspex or 1830 × 2750 mm board, fit.
• Table: C is an aluminium T-slot clamping table (4 clamps included). K is a PVC clampable vacuum table with aluminium T-slots built in. V on the heavy-duty models is a vacuum table made of Bakelite or hard rigid PVC, very durable and wear-resistant, with aluminium T-slots built in.
• Spindle: HSD60 is the HSD (Italy) 6 kW air-cooled spindle on a 7.5 kW inverter, up to 24 000 rpm, ER32 collets. /90 is a 9 kW air-cooled ATC spindle, up to 24 000 rpm, with ISO30 tool holders carrying ER32 collets, on an 11 kW inverter.
• Package: L is the router only, without vacuum pump or dust collector. V adds a 7.5 kW liquid ring vacuum pump with its water tank. No suffix is the full package: on vacuum tables it has the vacuum pump and a dust collector; on T-slot tables it adds the dust collector.

All furniture router models at a glance

Built from each model's product highlights and included items.

Shared specifications (from the product data)

EasyRoute HSD routers (R-…/HSD60)

Values below are from the R-1325K/HSD60 product highlights; size, table and package change per model as shown above.

• Spindle: HSD (Italy) 6 kW air-cooled electrospindle for high-torque, high-speed cutting, on a 7.5 kW inverter, up to 24 000 rpm, ER32 collets. Being air-cooled, it needs no water chiller.
• Gantry: high Z, about 300 mm clearance under the gantry with 270 mm Z travel.
• Drive: high-precision helical rack and pinion on X and Y, and a high-load, high-speed caged ball screw on Z.
• Guides: twin parallel linear guide rails with two roller-bearing sliders on each rail, on X, Y and Z.
• Motors: four stepper motors in total, two of them on the Y axis.
• Speed: up to 20 m/min on X and Y (factory default 12 m/min) and up to 5 m/min on Z (factory default 3 m/min).
• Precision: 0.01 mm resolution, and under 0.5 mm per metre accuracy and repeatability on all axes.
• Power: industrial 380 V three phase, a 5-pin 32 A plug with 6 mm² cable (plug and supply cable not included).

EasyRoute Heavy Duty ATC routers (R2-…/90)

Values below are from the R2-2030V/90 product highlights.

• Heavy duty: a heavier build described as more accurate, with better performance over long production runs.
• Spindle: 9 kW air-cooled ATC spindle, up to 24 000 rpm, ISO30 tool holders with ER32 collets, on an 11 kW inverter.
• Automatic tool change: a linear tool rack for 9 tools on the 1325 size and 16 tools on the 2030 size. The built-in 0.001 mm wired tool presetter measures each tool length automatically.
• Compressed air: the tool change needs compressed air at a minimum of 6 bar.
• Motors: four servo motors (two on the Y axis) for higher accuracy, speed and torque than steppers.
• Speed: up to 80 m/min on X and Y (factory default 25 m/min) and up to 5 m/min on Z (factory default 3 m/min).
• Precision: 0.01 mm resolution, and under 0.05 mm per metre accuracy and repeatability on all axes, ten times tighter than the stepper models.
• Gantry: about 300 mm Z clearance with 270 mm Z travel.
• Power: industrial 380 V three phase, a 5-pin 63 A plug with 16 mm² cable (plug and supply cable not included).

Common to all furniture routers

• Control: standalone EasyRoute DSP control system with an ARM Cortex-A8 800 MHz CPU, 512 MB cache and 512 MB flash storage. No computer is needed to run jobs. The HSD routers use the EasyRoute keypad; the ATC routers use the EasyRoute ATC hand-held keypad with emergency stop.
• Files: reads G-code from a USB flash drive (.g, .nc, .ug, .demo, .iso, .eng, .cut, .dxf, .plt, .txt), files up to 256 MB.
• Keypad: rugged keypad that resists water, oil, dust and knocks, and is cheap and easy to replace.
• Tool setting: Z-axis presetter included, which measures tool length and sets the Z zero point automatically.
• Rotary ready: rotary attachment interface, switchable between rotary and X-axis linear movement.
• Vacuum (V and full vacuum packages): 7.5 kW 380 V liquid ring vacuum pump at 1440 rpm, about 0.097 MPa vacuum level, 4.66 m³/min air flow; it is loud (about 69 dB).
• Training: a free voucher for the CNC Router online training course on Ambitious Academy, and a T200 training credit gift card.
• Warranty: the product data lists a one-year quality warranty on machine parts; read the warranty terms on each product page.
• Shipping note: the routers ship to South Africa in disassembled parts because of their size and weight, so small cosmetic marks such as scratches, dents or light rust can occur. They do not affect function.

What comes in the package

EasyRoute HSD L packages include the gantry and table, the 380 V control box, the EasyRoute keypad, the HSD 6 kW spindle with its 20 mm solid aluminium HSD-MT mounting plate, an ER32 collet start-up set, the ER32 toolbox, four stepper motors, 2-ton adjustable levelling feet, the Φ100 mm spindle dust hood with replaceable brush, a set of four T-slot clamps, power cables, the DIY tool presetter, a bottle of NO-STOP lubrication oil, the T200 training credit gift card and free utility software and drivers.

EasyRoute Heavy Duty ATC L packages include the heavy-duty gantry and vacuum table, the linear ATC control box, the EasyRoute ATC keypad, the 9 kW ATC spindle and 11 kW inverter, four servo motors with drivers, ISO30 ER32 tool holders, an ER32 collet start-up set, the ATC toolbox, the 0.001 mm wired tool presetter, levelling feet, T-slot clamps, power cables, NO-STOP oil, the T200 training credit gift card and free utility software and drivers.

• V packages add the 7.5 kW liquid ring vacuum pump, its water tank set, a vacuum gauge and Φ45 mm vacuum hose.
• Full vacuum-table packages add the vacuum pump set plus a 3 kW two-bucket dust collector, Φ100 mm dust hose and a dust hose rack.
• Full T-slot packages add the dust collector, dust hose and hose rack.

The product data links a client site preparation requirements document for these routers; read it before delivery.

EasyRoute HSD 1300 × 2500 mm T-slot clamping table routers

EasyRoute HSD 1300 × 2500 mm vacuum table routers

EasyRoute HSD 2050 × 3050 mm T-slot clamping table routers

EasyRoute HSD 2050 × 3050 mm vacuum table routers

EasyRoute Heavy Duty ATC 1300 × 2500 mm vacuum table routers (9-tool rack)

EasyRoute Heavy Duty ATC 2050 × 3050 mm vacuum table routers (16-tool rack)

The KB link next to each SKU opens the full product page in this knowledge base.

Spindles, mounting and inverters

The HSD 6 kW electrospindle mounts on the HSD-MT base plate and runs on a 7.5 kW inverter. The ATC routers use a 9 kW ISO30 ATC spindle on an 11 kW inverter; the extended long-nose version reaches deeper pockets, and air-cooled ATC spindles use a separate 220 V cooling fan. Make sure any replacement inverter is rated at least as high as the spindle.

Collets and tool holders

All furniture routers use ER32 collets, which take bits up to 20 mm shank, so the large-shank compression, spiral and surfacing bits used for board work fit. On the ATC routers each tool sits in its own ISO30 ER32 holder; keep a holder for every rack position and use a tightening stand or wall-mount locking device so you never clamp the holder in a vice.

Controls and tool presetters

Vacuum and dust extraction

A vacuum table holds full sheets of board flat without clamps, which is what makes nesting cabinet parts fast. Put a sacrificial MDF spoilboard on top of the vacuum table, level it by skimming, and cut slightly into it on through-cuts. Furniture board makes a lot of chips and fine dust, so a dust collector on the spindle hood is strongly recommended; larger shops can step up to a 4 kW or 5.5 kW collector.

Compressed air for ATC routers

The heavy-duty ATC routers need clean, dry compressed air at a minimum of 6 bar for the tool changer. Fit a regulator and filter or separator on the line, and drain water from the system regularly. A workshop that already has a compressor only needs to run a line to the router; larger shops can use a rotary screw compressor.

Clamping, hold-down and maintenance

Hold-down rollers press the board down in front of the cutter, which helps on T-slot tables and on warped or thin board.

Software and training

RouterCAM is a CorelDRAW plugin that turns your drawings into G-code for EasyRoute routers. Cabinet and furniture design can come from any CAD or cabinet software that exports DXF or G-code. Every router includes a free voucher for the CNC Router online training course and a T200 training credit gift card.

Prices are current Buythis prices including VAT from the product dump dated 2026-10-21; the regular price is shown where it is higher than the sales price. Prices change, so check the product page before ordering.

Before delivery and first steps

1. Check the site preparation requirements: floor space for the router plus room to load full sheets from the front and side, a level concrete floor, 380 V three-phase power (32 A for HSD routers, 63 A for heavy-duty ATC routers), a place for the vacuum pump and dust collector, which are noisy, and on ATC routers a 6 bar compressed air line.
2. Have the router assembled, levelled on its levelling feet and connected. Check the spindle cooling fan runs and keep the spindle's air intake clear of dust.
3. On vacuum tables, fit and level a sacrificial MDF spoilboard; on T-slot tables, clamp work with the supplied clamps or use hold-down rollers.
4. Design the job and create G-code (for example with RouterCAM in CorelDRAW, or your cabinet software), copy it to a USB flash drive and load it on the keypad.
5. On ATC routers, load the tool holders in the rack in the order your G-code expects and measure each tool length with the built-in presetter. On HSD routers, set Z zero with the presetter after every tool change.
6. Set X/Y zero, start the vacuum and dust extraction, then run the job.
7. Oil the racks, rails and ball screw regularly with NO-STOP oil, keep collets and tool holder tapers clean, check the gantry stays square, and re-skim the spoilboard when it is no longer flat.

Tips for choosing a furniture router

• Choose the 1325 size for standard 1220 × 2440 mm board; choose the 2030 size for larger sheets, two smaller sheets at once, or if you also cut wide acrylic.
• A vacuum table (K or V) is the right choice for nesting cabinet parts from full sheets. A T-slot (C) table is cheaper and fine for solid wood, thick blocks, carving and clamped single parts.
• Choose an HSD router if one or two tools do most of your cutting and you are happy to change bits by hand. Choose a heavy-duty ATC router if every sheet needs several tools (drilling, grooving, profiling and cutting out), for high daily volume, or if you need the tighter accuracy and faster servo motion.
• All furniture routers need 380 V three-phase power; check your supply (and 63 A for the ATC routers) before you order.
• Start with an L package if you already have a vacuum pump or dust collector; otherwise the full package is the simplest complete setup.
• Budget for router bits (compression bits for melamine board, drill bits and grooving bits), spare ER32 collets, extra ISO30 holders on ATC machines, and design software.

Furniture CNC router videos

• From Design to Manufacture a Furniture is Easy with EasyRoute CNC Router ATC Edition from AM.CO.ZA (listed 2025-09-26)
• HSD Spindle Distributor in SA, Now EasyRoute CNC Router with 6kW HSD Spindle Configuration (listed 2022-09-24)
• Quality Check on EasyRoute CNC Router, Components and Specs, Water Cooled Spindles and HSD Spindles (listed 2022-07-23)
• R-2030K/55 AM.CO.ZA EasyRoute 380V  Signage, Shopfitting, Customized Furniture making MUST have (listed 2026-06-24)
• CNC Router New Price for Signwriters, Shopfitters, and Furniture Makers (listed 2025-02-17)
• EasyRoute CNC Router 3 Heads Pneumatic ATC Installed in Furniture Factory and Demo Run (listed 2017-07-05)
• R-2030K/90 Automatic Tool Changer 2050×3050mm CNC router, setup and running, Carpenter wood working (listed 2025-08-01)
• R-2030K/90: EasyRoute 380V High Z-300mm 2050x3050mm PVC Clampable Vacuum CNC Router, 9kW Air-Cooled ATC Spindle & Servo Motors,, Vacuum Pump (listed 2026-01-31)
• R-2030K/90L CNC Router (ATC) (listed 2026-09-22)
• The Powerhouse of Automated Manufacturing: The EasyRoute 2030 ATC CNC Router! (listed 2026-10-12)
• EasyRoute ATC CNC Router - The Playfull Work Horse (listed 2026-08-24)
• Installation Precautions for 2026 ATC CNC Routers and New Vacuum Table Layout (listed 2026-09-09)
• Correct Procedure for Installing Reducer Gearbox on EasyRoute ATC CNC Routers (listed 2026-03-04)
• Milling Aluminium With ATC EasyRoute CNC Router (listed 2026-03-16)
• Tool Length Measurement by Shift+6 on EasyRoute ATC Router Keypad for Automatic Tool Change (listed 2025-08-03)
• Measure Each Tool Length for EasyRoute ATC CNC Router with Built-in Automatic Tool Presetter (listed 2025-08-04)
• Reset Z Clearance (Z=0) on Top of Material with Wireless Tool Presetter on EasyRoute ATC Router (listed 2025-08-03)
• ISO30 ATC Tool Finger Position Measure & Calibration 4 EasyRoute ATC Router Tool Holder How-to Guide (listed 2025-08-06)
• Roller Hold Down EasyRoute CNC Router Accessory for Plywood Cutting of Furniture Making (listed 2017-07-07)
• Push-Down Rollers with Pneumatic Lifts for CNC Router to Hold Down Board Cutting for Vacuum Table (listed 2022-02-24)
• Spoilboard Sacrificial Board Preparation for EasyRoute CNC Router Vacuum Cutting Table (listed 2025-04-09)
• Levelling CNC Router Spoilboard and Signs of Calibration Needed (listed 2025-05-15)
• Remove Spoilboard on EasyRoute CNC Router at 6mm (Was 16mm MDF) After 130 Full-Size Boards Cutting (listed 2025-09-15)
• Levelling Spoilboard by Skimming Spoilboard Surface by Flycutter Leveller with Router Bit (listed 2025-08-19)

More videos are on the AM.CO.ZA YouTube channel.

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