CNC Project: Adjustable Height Plywood Desk | ToolsToday

Adjustable height workbench designed by OpenDesk using Amana Tool® Compression Spiral CNC Router Bits and Aluminum Laminate Flush Trimming Spiral Router Bits. Designed by Joni Steiner & Nick Ierodiaconou from Opendesk, Lift Standing Desk is built using 3/4” thick, 11-Ply Baltic Birch and 1/16“ thick Aluminum Laminate. The laminate will be applied to the desktop and then flush trimmed to size using a hand held trimmer router. Our CNC machinist uses Amana Tool’s solid carbide CNC router bits no’s 46227 and 46170 in a Shop Sabre 4896 CNC Machine to make all of the plywood cuts. For trimming the aluminum laminate, he turned to Amana Tool no. 51430. This InVectra™ Series, solid carbide spiral router bit is designed and tested for trimming all aluminum laminate and is recommended by Formica® & ATI®. Step #1 Amana Tool’s Solid Carbide Spiral Flute Plunge CNC Router Bit No. 46227 cuts the guide holes that will be used later during assembly. Step #2 Using Amana Tool Solid Carbide Compr