Not too long ago I put the CNC shaping machine I made on here for sale. It is sold now but I had a few people ask about how they can make their own so I will share my info and experience with it here.
The goal of my machine was to make a shaping CNC as inexpensively as I could, while still being capable of cutting surfboards at a high precision. Speed was not something I cared about since I would just be shaping boards for myself. I do not know exactly how much I spent to build it but I believe it was around $2,500. Most of the parts were bought on E-bay.
Since I dont' have the machine anymore I can't get any new images of it, but I will share what I have.
I'd be interested to hear input from other people who have experiece with shaping machines on how it could be improved.
I will add more info and images here as I come across it.