Hello People,

I'm a retired software engineer and like many who have spent their working lives pondering the invisible workings of processor internals, I feel the need now to make things with my hands as well as my head. So I have bought a 7 x 14 mini-lathe and of course I already have a decent bench drill, and I'm currently in the happy process of fitting out the rest of my tiny workshop.

Now it's clear from this site that CNC holds attractions for many hobby machinists, but can somebody explain to me why? Surely CNC makes sense only if you're going to make products in quantity on a production basis? No doubt I'm missing something here, but may I ask "What exactly are all these CNC wood and metal routers going to make in such quantity that it's worth all the trouble and expense of going from manual machining to CNC?"

Looking forward to being enlightened.

Ian in Banbury :confused: