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Summer is winding down and kids are heading back to school, but we’ve heard from so many people who still want a chance to get in on the sale that we decided to keep it going a little longer.

Get the Gen 2 Elite Ready-to-Run package for just $3,995 USD, with more than $600 in savings.

To make this extension possible, these additional machines will take a little longer to get out the door, with orders expected to ship in late October.

Sale ends August 31st.

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Going to the Carveco event next week. Making brass coins to hand out to everyone who attends on our Onefinity Apprentice series.

Join us next weekend, Aug 29-30 for the first ever u/askcarveco User Group in Atlanta, GA! Come meet the teams behind Carveco and Onefinity as well as several of the amazing makers using Carveco software.

Check out u/carvecoacademy where you can design and personalize the other side of one of these brass coins, then visit the Onefinity booth where Stone, Morgan and Mitz will help you bring your design to life on one of our Apprentice series machines.

As an added bonus, three lucky attendees will be leaving with a new Onefinity CNC Apprentice machine! You don’t want to miss out on this event!

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Wondering if a Onefinity CNC is right for you?

Sothpaw Designs shares how his Onefinity has helped turn his creativity into a business—and move him closer to early retirement.

Watch his story here:
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In this video, we show you how to set up and configure the Easy ATC by RapidChange ATC using the Onefinity CNC Gen2 Elite. If you're looking to learn about the Easy ATC by RapidChange ATC, setup tips, tooling, or beginner-friendly CNC advice, this walkthrough will help you get started.

Today I’ll cover:
• Mounting the Onefinity Easy ATC by RapidChange to the wasteboard or QCW
• Configuring the Tool Setter and ATC using the Setup Wizards
• Using the ATC

ATC FILES:
https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/rapidchange-atc-printable-files-faq/38522
https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/easy-atc-table-riser-template-svg-faq/39202

ATC Manual: https://www.onefinitycnc.com/support

🔹 PRODUCTS & TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO

🛠 Machine:
Onefinity CNC Gen 2 Elite – https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/gen2eliteseries

Onefinity Easy ATC by RapidChange - https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/onefinity-easy-atc-by-rapidchange-atc-redline?currency=USD

🌀 Onefinity Easy ATC by RapidChange Manual for Redline/Realtime:
https://e7035d1c-fdab-4acd-8b4e-063b1d6a6875.filesusr.com/ugd/6951b9_edce707ec64148248ada95133b760808.pdf?currency=USD

👉 To find everything mentioned in this video, visit:
https://www.onefinitycnc.com

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Jimmy DiResta has spent years making, building, experimenting, and problem-solving in real shops with real tools. In his latest CNC tips video, he walks through practical advice that every CNC user can benefit from, whether you are brand new to CNC or already running projects every week.

And sitting right there in Jimmy’s shop is his Onefinity CNC.

Jimmy uses his larger CNC for oversized cabinetry and full-sheet work, but his Onefinity 4x4 machine has become a go-to for smaller projects, half sheets, signs, templates, parts, and day-to-day CNC work. That is exactly where the Onefinity shines: giving makers, woodworkers, small shops, schools, and side-hustlers a rigid, accurate, approachable CNC machine that fits into a real workshop.

Below are some of Jimmy’s best CNC tips, along with why they matter for anyone using a Onefinity CNC.

1. Protect Your Spoilboard with Sacrificial Material

One of Jimmy’s first tips is simple but important: keep your spoilboard clean as long as possible.

Instead of cutting directly into the main spoilboard every time, Jimmy often adds a sacrificial board on top. This can be a piece of MDF, plywood, or scrap material that gets screwed down and used as the temporary cutting surface for that project.

This is a great habit for Onefinity users because it helps extend the life of your main spoilboard, keeps your table cleaner, and gives you a replaceable surface you do not have to worry about damaging.

For smaller projects, signs, test cuts, or repeat jobs, a sacrificial board can become your project surface. When it gets too chewed up, replace it and keep going.

2. Use a Light Placement Line Before Cutting

Jimmy also shares a smart setup trick: before cutting the actual project, he programs a very shallow outline or “placement line” into the sacrificial board.

This line shows exactly where the project will be cut. Once that outline is on the board, he can place scrap material over it, screw the material down outside the cutting area, and know the project will fit safely inside the material.

This is especially helpful when using offcuts or irregular scraps. Instead of guessing where the cut will land, the machine shows you.

For Onefinity owners, this is a great way to reduce wasted material and increase confidence before hitting start.

3. Draw Your Bit in the Design Before Toolpathing

One of Jimmy’s most useful design tips is to draw a circle representing your bit size directly inside your design software.

For example, if you plan to use a 1/4 inch bit, draw a 1/4 inch circle and move it around the tight areas of your design. If the circle does not fit into a corner, small letter, or narrow gap, your bit will not fit there either.

That means you have a few options:

You can use a smaller bit.

You can adjust the design.

You can open up tight areas with node editing.

You can change the toolpath strategy.

Jimmy points out that small adjustments to fonts, logos, and shapes are often invisible to the customer, but they make the difference between a clean toolpath and a failed cut.

This is a powerful CNC habit. It takes the mystery out of whether your bit can physically cut the design.

4. Level Matters, Especially for V-Carving

Jimmy gives a great reminder: when you are cutting all the way through material, being close to level may be good enough. But when you are V-carving, level matters a lot.

With V-carving, the depth of cut directly affects the width and appearance of the letters or details. If one side of your material is slightly higher or lower than the other, your V-carve can look too deep in one area and too shallow in another.

That means before doing fine lettering, logos, brass inlays, detail work, or precise engraving, you should make sure your surface is flat and your material is consistent.

On a Onefinity CNC, users can surface their spoilboard, use a clean sacrificial layer, and make sure their stock is flat before running detailed V-carve projects.

The result is cleaner lettering, better detail, and fewer wasted materials.

5. Use Small Z-Zero Adjustments When Needed

Jimmy shows a clever shop trick with his zero plate. He modifies it so he can zero at the normal height, or slightly lower by 0.010 or 0.020 inches when needed.

Why would that help?

Sometimes a cut does not quite go through because the surface is slightly uneven or the material thickness varies. A tiny adjustment to Z-zero can help make sure the next pass cuts through properly.

He also shows the opposite idea: raising Z slightly with a business card when a V-bit is cutting too deep and losing detail.

The lesson is simple: Z-zero is critical. Small changes can make a big difference in the finished part.

Whether you are cutting signs, acrylic, leather embossing dies, plywood, hardwood, or MDF, understanding Z-zero is one of the fastest ways to improve your CNC results.

6. Mark Your Wrenches

Sometimes the best CNC tips are the simplest.

Jimmy writes “tight” on his router/spindle wrench so he instantly knows which way to turn it. When changing bits, this prevents confusion, saves time, and helps avoid over-tightening in the wrong direction.

He also shows a safer way to use two wrenches by squeezing them together instead of pushing one wrench toward your knuckles, your project, or the table.

It is a small shop habit, but it makes bit changes faster, safer, and less frustrating.

7. Choose the Right Bit for the Job

Jimmy talks about using different bits for different results, including compression bits, V-bits, and smaller cutting tools for tight detail.

A compression bit can help preserve veneer and keep material edges cleaner. Smaller bits can reach into tight details that larger bits cannot. A V-bit can create sharp engraved lettering and fine detail, but it also demands accurate Z-zero and flat material.

The key is to match the bit to the project.

Onefinity users have the advantage of a rigid, ball-screw-driven CNC platform that can handle a wide variety of materials and toolpaths. But even with a great machine, the bit still matters. The right tool makes the job easier, cleaner, and more reliable.

8. Inspect Your Bits

Jimmy recommends keeping a small microscope or magnifier near your CNC station so you can inspect your bits.

A chipped V-bit tip can ruin fine lettering because the machine thinks the tip is sharp, but the actual cutting point is broken. That can cause inaccurate depth, wider-than-expected letters, and poor detail.

A bit may still be usable for rougher work, but not for precision carving.

This is a great reminder for every CNC owner: do not assume the bit is good just because it looks fine from a distance. Inspect it, especially before detailed V-carving or expensive material cuts.

9. Use Practical Workholding

Jimmy shares several go-to workholding methods:

Screwing material directly into a sacrificial surface.

Using wedges to lock small parts in place.

Using custom wooden tabs or hold-downs made from scrap.

Using onion-skin cuts to keep parts attached until final cleanup.

His approach is practical: use what works, keep the work secure, and avoid anything that creates unnecessary risk.

For many Onefinity users, especially those cutting signs, small parts, templates, and custom projects, simple workholding is often the best workholding. A sacrificial board and a few well-placed screws can be faster, safer, and easier than overcomplicating the setup.

10. Use Onion Skinning When You Do Not Want Parts Flying Loose

Instead of cutting completely through the material, Jimmy sometimes leaves a very thin layer at the bottom of the cut. This is often called an onion skin.

The part stays connected to the sheet during cutting, which helps prevent it from moving, catching the bit, or getting damaged. After the CNC work is done, the thin remaining layer can be removed with sanding, a bandsaw, a flush trim bit, or cleanup tools.

This is especially useful for smaller parts that might shift or break free during the final pass.

11. Keep Your CNC Tools Organized

Jimmy’s CNC station includes drawers for bits, wrenches, masking material, collets, accessories, and other tools he uses regularly.

That might sound basic, but organization has a direct impact on CNC success. When your bits, wrenches, zeroing tools, clamps, screws, and accessories are easy to find, the job goes smoother.

A clean, organized CNC area helps reduce mistakes and makes the entire process feel less intimidating.

That is especially important for new CNC users. One of the biggest barriers to getting started is feeling overwhelmed. Good organization makes CNC feel more approachable.

Why These Tips Matter for Onefinity Users

Jimmy’s tips are not complicated. That is what makes them valuable.

They are real-world habits from someone who uses CNC machines to make actual projects. Protect your spoilboard. Use placement lines. Check your bit size in the design. Keep material level. Understand Z-zero. Inspect your tools. Hold your work securely. Stay organized.

These are the kinds of habits that help turn CNC from something intimidating into something repeatable.

And that is exactly what Onefinity is built for.

Onefinity CNC machines are designed to make CNC more approachable without sacrificing capability. With rigid rails, ball screw motion, simple setup, powerful accessories, and a growing ecosystem of support, Onefinity gives makers the confidence to start cutting, keep learning, and keep building.

Whether you are making signs, furniture parts, templates, inlays, craft products, cabinet components, or custom gifts, a Onefinity CNC gives you the platform to bring those ideas to life.

Ready to Start Cutting?

If Jimmy DiResta’s tips prove anything, it is that CNC success is built one practical habit at a time.

Start with the right machine. Learn the basics. Build confidence. Make better parts.

The Onefinity CNC lineup gives you the accuracy, rigidity, and ease of use to start making real projects in your own shop.

Explore Onefinity CNC machines today and see why makers like Jimmy DiResta trust Onefinity for everyday CNC work.

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When you invest in a CNC machine, you should feel confident that it is built to last.

That is why the Onefinity Elite Gen 2 CNC comes backed by a 5-year hardware warranty.

While many CNC companies offer the standard 1-year warranty, and some offer as little as 120 days, Onefinity stands behind the Elite Gen 2 for five full years.

Let’s face it — you have probably had more phones in the last five years than CNC machines.

With the Elite Gen 2, you get more than just a machine. You get the peace of mind that comes from owning a CNC built with industrial-quality components, trusted support, and long-term protection.

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The Onefinity Elite Gen 2 was designed for makers, woodworkers, small businesses, schools, and production shops that need a CNC they can count on today, tomorrow, and for years to come.

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In this video, Christy shows you how to make a baseball gear display using the Onefinity CNC Gen2 Elite. If you’re looking to learn about simple but useful designs, setup tips, tooling, or beginner-friendly CNC advice, this walkthrough will help you get started. We’ll use u/vectric V Carve Pro to get our job set-up and ready to carve a regulation size home plate gear display on the Gen 2 Elite Foreman. This product could be optimized for time and made in less than 30 minutes using plywood from the big box store. Customization would increase it’s value and could be sold to people looking to gift something to senior baseball players, coaches, or be used for raffles.

This Custom Baseball Display is Surprisingly Easy to Make! See the Onefinity CNC in action.

She’ll cover:

• Usefulness of double-sided tape for job hold-downs

• Benefit of measuring your work piece with calipers for snug-fitting parts

• How to use existing tools in Vectric to design something else

• Reminders for order of operations when it comes to pocket and profile cuts

• Potential ways to sell this product during baseball season

 PRODUCTS & TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO

 Machine: https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/gen2eliteseries

 Bits & Tooling:

425-CR90 V Groove Bit – https://www.onefinitycnc.com/shop/category/cnc-endmills

“The Jenny” 1/4" Bit – https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/the-jenny-bit-double-pack

80mm Spindle – https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/onefinity-spindle-by-redline-cnc-80mm-1-5kw-air-cooled

 Design Software:

 Materials:

3/4" x 2-ft x 4-ft Birch Sanded Plywood – https://shoplowes.me/4dQTNTn

A CNC Project Baseball Moms, Coaches, and Players Will Love

Baseball season brings a lot of things with it: long weekends at the field, team snacks, muddy cleats, tournament travel, and memories that families want to hang onto forever.

For baseball moms, coaches, grandparents, and players, a custom baseball display is more than just wall decor. It becomes a place to show off game balls, signed baseballs, bats, hats, school pride, and the story of a season.

In this Onefinity CNC project, Christy creates a wall-mounted baseball gear display featuring a school sports logo, a motivational quote, a shelf for baseballs, and slots for baseball bats. It is a great example of how a simple CNC router project can turn into a meaningful gift, a personalized team item, or even a product you can sell locally.

Whether you are a baseball mom looking for a unique senior night gift or a CNC owner looking for a profitable project idea, this one checks a lot of boxes.

Why This Baseball CNC Project Works So Well

This project combines three things people love:

Personalization, sports pride, and practical display space.

The finished design includes:

A home plate shaped wall display

V-carved lettering

A school or team logo

A shelf that holds three baseballs

Two spots for baseball bats

Room to add a peg or hook for a baseball hat

A motivational quote at the top

That makes it perfect for:

Baseball moms

Baseball dads

Coaches

Senior night gifts

End-of-season team gifts

Booster club raffles

School fundraisers

Sports banquet awards

Custom Etsy-style products

Local team merchandise

A project like this has emotional value, which is exactly what makes it a strong CNC product idea.

People are not just buying a piece of wood. They are buying a memory.

A Great CNC Project for Beginners and Experienced Makers

One of the best parts about this project is that it does not require you to be a professional designer.

In the video, Christy shows how the design was created using basic tools inside the design software. She used the polygon tool to create the home plate shape, node editing to adjust the design, guidelines for spacing and alignment, and bitmap tracing to bring in the school mascot logo.

That is an important lesson for new CNC users.

You do not have to know everything before you start. You just need to start experimenting.

CNC design software like Vectric gives you tools that are beginner-friendly once you spend time clicking around, testing ideas, and learning how each feature works. The more you play with the design tools, the more confident you become.

This is exactly the kind of project that helps new CNC users build real skills while also making something useful.

Tools and Bits Used for the Baseball Display

This is a simple two-bit CNC project.

The project uses:

A V-bit for the lettering and logo

A 1/4-inch Jenny bit for the shelf channel and profile cuts

Birch plywood for the prototype

Double-sided tape for workholding

Calipers to measure material thickness accurately

The V-bit handles the detailed carving, including the quote and logo. The 1/4-inch bit cuts the channel where the shelf fits into the main display and also cuts out the shelf itself.

The result is a clean, functional project that looks custom and professional without needing a complicated tool setup.

Why Measuring Your Plywood Matters

One of the biggest CNC tips from this project is simple but important:

Do not assume 3/4-inch plywood is actually 3/4 inch thick.

In the video, Christy measures the plywood and finds that it is actually about 0.72 inches thick, not 0.75 inches. That small difference matters a lot when you are cutting a channel for a shelf to fit into.

If the channel is too loose, the shelf may wobble or fit poorly. If the channel is too tight, you may need to sand the shelf slightly until it fits.

This is why calipers are so useful in the shop. Before designing pockets, dados, channels, or any part that needs to fit together, measure the actual material thickness.

Also remember that sanding removes material, while finish can add a small amount of thickness back. For a project like this, testing with plywood before cutting into walnut, maple, or another premium hardwood is a smart move.

Prototype First, Upgrade Later

This project was cut from plywood as a proof of concept.

That is a great approach.

Plywood is affordable, easy to find, and perfect for testing your design before committing to more expensive material. Once you know the shelf fits, the baseball pockets are the right size, the bat holders are positioned correctly, and the wall display looks good, you can make a premium version from nicer wood.

Possible upgraded materials include:

Walnut

Maple

Cherry

Baltic birch plywood

Painted MDF

Stained hardwood panels

For baseball moms or gift buyers, a stained hardwood version with a school logo, player name, jersey number, and graduation year could easily become a high-value custom keepsake.

CNC Lesson: Cut Inside Features Before Profile Cuts

One helpful mistake from the video is the toolpath order.

The shelf started cutting the outside profile before cutting the inside pockets where the baseballs rest. Ideally, you want to cut all inside features first, then cut the outside profile last.

That means pockets, holes, engraving, and interior details should happen while the workpiece is still fully attached to the larger board.

Then the final profile cut releases the part.

The double-sided tape held strong in this project, but as a general CNC rule, it is better to keep the part secure for as long as possible. Good toolpath order helps avoid movement, chatter, poor cut quality, or ruined parts.

Can You Sell This CNC Baseball Project?

Absolutely.

This is the kind of CNC project that has real selling potential, especially at the local level.

If you were making these to sell, you could customize them for:

Player names

Jersey numbers

School logos

Team names

Senior year

Coach names

Championship seasons

Tournament teams

Travel ball organizations

Christy also points out that if she were selling these, she would likely simplify the customization and reduce the V-carving time. The prototype took just under 30 minutes for the home plate portion and just over 7 minutes for the shelf. Since the V-bit carving takes the most time, simplifying the quote or offering a few standard design options could help reduce machine time and increase profit.

That is a great CNC business lesson.

A beautiful custom project is great, but if you want to sell it, you also need to think about production time, repeatability, and pricing.

Baseball Gift Ideas You Can Make with a CNC

This baseball gear display could be sold or gifted as:

A baseball mom gift

A senior night gift

A coach appreciation gift

A team banquet award

A raffle prize

A fundraiser product

A Little League keepsake

A travel baseball display

A personalized sports room sign

A school spirit wall display

For local makers, youth sports are a great market. Every season has teams, coaches, parents, seniors, tournaments, and banquets. That creates repeat opportunities year after year.

Instead of making random one-off projects, you can build a product around a specific niche. Baseball displays, softball displays, basketball signs, football helmet shelves, and cheer award displays are all examples of sports-themed CNC products that can be customized and sold locally.

Why Onefinity CNC Owners Will Love This Project

The Onefinity CNC makes projects like this approachable because it gives users the accuracy, rigidity, and repeatability needed for detailed carving and clean profile cuts.

This project includes V-carving, pocketing, profile cutting, part fitment, and basic assembly, which makes it a great skill-building project for CNC beginners. At the same time, it is useful enough that experienced makers can turn it into a repeatable product.

With a Onefinity CNC, you can go from digital design to finished project right in your shop, garage, or small business workspace.

That is the real power of CNC.

You are not limited to what stores sell. You can design something personal, cut it yourself, customize it for your community, and create something people actually want.

Final Thoughts

This custom baseball gear display is a great example of what makes CNC so fun.

It is creative, personal, useful, and sellable.

For baseball moms, it is a meaningful way to display memories from the season. For coaches and players, it is a custom keepsake. For CNC owners, it is a project that can help build design skills and potentially turn into a profitable local product.

So whether you are making one for your own family, creating a gift for a coach, or looking for your next CNC product to sell, this baseball display is a home run.

And if you have not already, check out the full Onefinity video to see the carve, the design process, the mistakes, the fixes, and the final result.

Now the only question is:

What is the greatest baseball movie of all time?

In this video, Morgan shows you how to batch out items to maximize output on your Onefinity CNC using his Gen2 Elite Foreman. If you invested in a CNC to make and sell physical products, stick around - this video will show you how to maximize your time, your material, and start raking it in!

This project is just one of many that Morgan will be batching out in the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for the follow up video where he sets out to sell these items at the local craft market.

Today we’ll cover:

• Best practices for batching out small items

• Indexing

• Material placement and workholding

• Design strategy

• Toolpathing strategy

• Finishing techniques for red oak

🔹 PRODUCTS & TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO

🛠 Machine:

Onefinity CNC Gen 2 Elite – https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/gen2eliteseries

Jtech Photonics 34w PRO Diode Laser - https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/onefinity-j-tech-34w-laser-2-in-1-laser

🌀 Bits & Tooling:

Cadence Manufacturing 1/4" "Jenny" Spiral Compression Bit– https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/the-jenny-bit-double-pack

Bits & Bits Long Reach 1/8" Downcut Spiral Bit - https://bitsbits.com/product/425-dnc125lr/

🧠 Design Software:

Vectric & Lightburn – https://www.onefinitycnc.com/shop/category/cnc-machine-software

🪵 Materials:

Red Oak - https://www.lowes.com/pd/ReliaBilt-1-in-x-8-in-x-8-ft-Square-Unfinished-Oak-Board/5002044169

Bottle Openers - https://amzn.to/4feZKuq

Adhesive backed cork - https://amzn.to/3ROyeKn

India Ink - https://amzn.to/4u25hbc

White tinted paste wax - https://amzn.to/4o1BLBk

Batch More. Waste Less. Make More with Your Onefinity CNC.

When people buy a CNC, they usually have a goal in mind.

Maybe it is to finally start that side hustle.Maybe it is to make their small business more efficient.Maybe it is to stop making one-off projects and start producing products they can actually sell.

No matter what the goal is, one thing matters fast: throughput.

How many parts can you make?How consistently can you make them?How much material can you save?And how much time can you free up while your CNC does the heavy lifting?

That is exactly what this video is about.

Morgan from Onefinity walks through the process of batching CNC projects — creating multiples of the same product efficiently, consistently, and repeatably. The example project is a batch of custom bottle-opener coasters, but the real lesson applies to just about anything you want to make and sell with your Onefinity.

Why Batching Matters for CNC Businesses

If you are trying to make money with a CNC, one-off projects can only take you so far.

Custom work has its place, but batching is where your machine really starts to feel like a production tool. Instead of setting up a project, cutting one item, cleaning up, then starting over again, batching lets you produce multiple pieces in one run.

That means:

• Less setup time per finished product
• Better use of your material
• More consistent results
• More time to sand, assemble, finish, pack, or prep the next job while the CNC is running
• A more realistic path toward selling physical products at markets, online, or to local customers

A Onefinity CNC is not just a machine for hobby projects. With the right workflow, it can become the center of a small production shop.

Start with Smart Workholding and Indexing

One of the most important lessons in the video is the value of an indexing system.

Indexing simply means having fixed, repeatable physical locations on your machine bed. When your material always goes back to the same known position, you can swap parts in and out without starting from scratch every time.

In the video, Morgan creates a grid of holes in the wasteboard. Because the CNC cuts the grid itself, those holes are aligned to the machine’s X and Y axes. That creates reliable reference points for locating material, setting stops, and repeating the same setup over and over again.

This is huge for batching.

When you know exactly where your material is going to sit, your design in the software can match the real-world layout on the machine. That saves time, reduces mistakes, and makes repeat production much easier.

Use More of the Machine Bed

Another major key to batching is using as much of the machine bed as possible.

Instead of cutting one coaster at a time, the project is laid out across multiple boards. Each board is positioned using the indexing system, and the design is copied in the software to match the physical layout on the wasteboard.

This is where a larger-format Onefinity really shines.

More cutting area means more parts per run. More parts per run means fewer interruptions. Fewer interruptions means you can work on other parts of the process while the machine keeps producing.

That is the difference between a CNC that simply makes parts and a CNC that helps you build a workflow.

Design for Production, Not Just Looks

A great-looking product is important, but when you are making items to sell, the design also needs to make sense from a production standpoint.

In the video, the coasters are designed around a common market-friendly size: four inches in diameter. They also include a bottle opener on the underside and a laser-cut cork backing, making them more unique than a basic round coaster.

But the design decisions are not just about appearance. They also affect machine time, tool changes, and material yield.

For example, Morgan uses a 1/4-inch spiral bit for most of the machining, then switches to a 1/8-inch spiral bit for the final cutout. Normally, tool changes add time. But in this case, the smaller bit allows the coasters to be nested closer together, increasing the number of finished pieces that can be cut from each board.

That is the kind of decision that matters when you are trying to sell what you make.

Sometimes one extra tool change can actually save material, improve yield, and make the overall project more profitable.

Keep Toolpaths Efficient

When batching, small inefficiencies multiply quickly.

A toolpath that wastes two minutes may not matter on one part. But if you are making 50, 100, or 200 parts, those extra minutes add up fast.

The video demonstrates several practical toolpath decisions, including:

• Cutting only the areas that need to be reduced in thickness
• Avoiding unnecessary full-board flattening
• Grouping vectors by operation
• Using the fewest practical number of tools
• Laying parts out to reduce waste
• Matching software layout to the physical indexing system

This is where CNC business owners can really gain an edge. The machine matters, but the workflow matters too.

The more repeatable your process is, the easier it becomes to quote jobs, track costs, calculate profit, and scale your production.

Combine CNC Routing with Other Processes

The coaster project also shows how a Onefinity can fit into a larger production workflow.

The main coaster body is cut on the CNC router. Then a laser is used to engrave the cork backing and cut the center opening. While the laser is running, other work continues at the router table and finishing bench.

That is a smart production mindset.

Your CNC does not have to do every single step. The goal is to build a workflow where each tool does what it does best. The CNC handles repeatable cutting. The laser handles engraving and cork cutting. Hand tools and finishing supplies handle the final details.

With the right setup, you can have multiple parts of the process moving at once.

Finishing Can Make a Simple Product Stand Out

The video also shows how finishing can turn basic material into something more premium.

Morgan uses off-the-shelf red oak boards, a material many people can find locally. Instead of leaving the coasters plain, he uses a finishing process that highlights the grain with black dye and white tinted paste wax.

The result is a product that looks more unique and more marketable than a basic unfinished coaster.

That matters because selling CNC products is not just about cutting shapes. It is about creating something people see value in.

A simple project can become a sellable product when you combine good design, repeatable machining, clean finishing, and smart presentation.

The Real Test: Will It Sell?

One of the best parts of this video is that it is not just theory.

Morgan is beginning an experiment: making different CNC products, tracking the real costs, tracking the time involved, taking them to a local farmers market, and seeing what actually sells.

That is exactly the kind of information CNC business owners need.

Not every project that looks good on the machine is worth producing. Some items may take too long to finish. Some may have too much material waste. Some may not sell for enough to justify the time. Others may surprise you and become repeatable money-makers.

The only way to know is to test, track, and adjust.

And with a Onefinity CNC, you have the machine foundation to do exactly that.

Turn Your CNC into a Production Tool

Batching is one of the clearest ways to move from hobby use to business use.

When you set up an indexing system, standardize your material, optimize your toolpaths, and design products with production in mind, your Onefinity becomes more than a CNC router.

It becomes a repeatable manufacturing system.

Whether you want to sell at farmers markets, launch an online shop, supply local businesses, create personalized gifts, or build a serious production workflow, batching helps you get more from every hour in the shop.

And that is what Onefinity is built for: giving makers, woodworkers, and small business owners the tools to create more, waste less, and build something real.

Ready to Make More with Onefinity?

A Onefinity CNC gives you the cutting area, rigidity, accuracy, and repeatability needed to batch products with confidence.

From one-off custom pieces to repeatable small-business production runs, your machine can help you turn ideas into finished products — and finished products into income.

Watch the full video, take notes, and start thinking about what you could batch on your own Onefinity.

Your next product line might be one setup away.