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                                              Here's Buddy! [Video, click] 

ShopBot Buddy

Finalist IWF Challenger Award
for Innovations in Woodworking
  ShopBot's New Buddy with PowerStick is a finalist
 for the highly regarded, woodworking industry Innovation Award from IWF! [IWF Show 8/20-23]
 

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Buddy Package: 
Ready to Cut, Ready to Roll
   Buddy 32' [PRSstandard BT32]
     with these popular accessories

      - Router, 3.25hp Porter Cable
      - Bit Kit, 8-bit 'starter' collection
      - Casters
                                              $5,750    
Please call today for info or to order, 888-680-4466
 

ShopBot Buddytm -- Available in Two Widths (32" &  48")

Buddytm, ShopBot's newest CNC, is a small package with big capabilities. This compact footprint ShopBot is designed for industrial, commercial, or home-shop applications. It cuts, drills, carves, surfaces, and machines wood, plastics, and non-ferrous metals. The Buddy incorporates many of the same features as ShopBot's full-size systems, yet weighs less than 600lbs and occupies as little as 16 sq. ft. of floor space. Buddies are available with a 24"x32" work area and with a 24"x48" work area.

A Buddy has the speed and accuracy necessary for precise cutting and milling applications and detailed 3D carving. The Buddy is available in a PRSalpha, performance, production version, and in a PRSstandard version as an affordable opportunity for the hobbyist and serious do-it-yourselfer to incorporate the advantages of CNC into home-improvement projects. Buddy is also great for 3D prototyping and educational applications. Buddies are available with optional casters that make it easy to position the tool for any project, or to push it out of the way when not needed. [Click for a few quick tutorials on using a Buddy]

All Buddies come equipped just like ShopBot's full size tools, including: Zzeroing Plate, Dust Skirt, ShopBot CNC Control Software, ShopBot PartWorks Design Software, and our "Get Carving Quickly" project files and tutorials.

Go Large with a Buddy:  PowerSticktm Available for New Buddies and as Update

                                                 [Click for Video Intro to Buddy and PowerStick]

A PowerSticktm adds great versatility to what you can accomplish with a Buddy. This new approach to configuring the work-bed on a CNC tool will allow you to cut, drill, and machine projects of much greater length than the standard bed size of your tool. One or more PowerSticks can also be used as multiple work fixtures that can be readily swapped in and out of your tool. In addition, after setting your tool up to use a PowerStick, you will still be able to quickly switch back to using its standard table.

  • Easily re-configured for larger projects

  • Swap out multiple jigs or fixtures

  • Cut, trim, carve, or make joints on long boards

PowerStick Installation and Use Guide [Click to Download Now] Get the details on how the PowerStick works with a Buddy and how you add one to your Buddy.

Buddies purchased with a PowerStick will have Guide Block and Cam Handle installed at ShopBot.

Out-feed Roller System
 

PowerStick Part Pricing (same parts for 32" and 48" Buddies) :
      Guide Block & Cam Handle (for mounting PowerStick, 1 required)
     4' PowerStick (6' long)                                                                  
     8' PowerStick (10' long)                                                                
    12' PowerStick (14' long; recommended for alpha Buddies only)   
     Out-feed Roller System to handle long material                            


PN#10455 -    $250
PN#10451 -    $895
PN#10452 - $1,495
PN#10453 - $1,895
PN#10456 -    $395
     
 
 
Model		 Nominal Cutting Area*
 (green outline at left)		 Total Tool Movement Area*
 (red outline at left)		  Footprint**
 (black arrows at left)		 Price
PRSstandard BT32 Buddy 32"  24" x 32" x 5"
 .61m x .81m x .13m		 25" x 33" x 7"
.64m x .84m x .18m		 38"(+12") x 56" x 67" 
.97m(+.3m) x 1.42m x 1.7m		  $4,995

PRSstandard BT48 Buddy 48"

  24" x 48" x 5"
 .61m x 1.22m x .13m		 25" x 49" x 7"
.64m x 1.24m x .18m		 38"(+12") x 76" x 67" 
.97m(+.3m) x 1.42m x 1.7m		 $6,795

PRSalpha BT32 Buddy 32"

  24" x 32" x 5"
 .61m x .81m x .13m		 25" x 33" x 7"
.64m x .84m x .18m		 38"(+12") x 56" x 67" 
.97m(+.3m) x 1.42m x 1.7m		 $8,445
PRSalpha BT48 Buddy 48"  24" x 48" x 5"
 .61m x 1.22m x .13m		 25" x 49" x 7"
.64m x 1.24m x .18m		 38"(+12") x 76" x 67" 
.97m(+.3m) x 1.42m x 1.7m		 $10,245

*Nominal Cutting area and Total Movement Area refer to the areas that can be covered using a single z-axis.
**For Buddies, the cutting table under the work moves in and out to provide motion on the X axis. The table moves out up to 6" (.15m) in the front and the back of the 38" table size.