Demonstrating a CNC Six-Sided Panel Drilling Machine With Your Own Panels
A buyer's guide to planning a demonstration of a CNC six-sided panel drilling machine using your own wood panels, with practical checks on thickness, width, length, and tool magazine capacity.
Ask the supplier to drill your own wood panels during the demonstration, not stock samples. Select workpieces that span your real range, including a thin panel near 10 mm and a thick one near 60 mm, plus widths from 30 mm up to 1,220 mm and lengths from 200 mm up to 2,800 mm. Confirm which of these the demonstration machine will actually run, since catalog values are reference figures, not a promise for a supplied model.
Build the demonstration around your hardest parts. Will the supplier drill all six faces in one setup on your panel, and how are panels at the narrow and wide ends of your range held and referenced? Ask how many of the 6 tools in the magazine your job needs, and whether tool changes occur between faces. Agree acceptance criteria in advance: hole positions on each face, edge distances, and repeatability across a small batch of your panels.
Before requesting a quote, confirm with the supplier which panel sizes and thicknesses the offered configuration is rated for, what clamping or fixturing your narrowest and widest panels require, how many tools your typical job consumes, and what test pieces and acceptance records will be included.