E3 CNC ROuter by BobsCNC
Simple Cost Effective Designs.
We design and manufacture CNC machines to help hobbyists and small business owners bring their designs to life.
Bob Wood
I have been intrigued with how things work for as long as I can remember. As a young boy I always tore apart my toys and tried to make improvements. I may not have had much success but gained lots of experience. I enjoy design, electronics, manufacturing and programming computers and microprocessors. Bottom line if it moves and functions it's got my attention. I am a mechanical engineer and currently work as a project engineer. I have been building CNC routers for over 10 years and recently have been designing and manufacturing 3D printers. Due to my love of design and manufacturing, I decided to start BobsCNC to share my designs with people who like to create and are fascinated by how things work. My design and manufacturing philosophy is pretty basic. I love designs that are simple and cost effective. It is not just a slogan or mission statement but what drives my designs. I am irritated by too many features (Facebook clutter drives me nuts). A complex design will suffer in reliability, a complex part is difficult and can be expensive to manufacture. For me, a great design is one that does the job, functions well and has only the needed parts and can be easily be manufactured. My first router build operated very slowly due to the 1/4-20 all-thread used for motion and a flexible Dremel shaft for a spindle. The majority of the frame was MDF glued and screwed together. The linear rail system was aluminum channel with UHMW sliders made on a table saw. The stepper motors had a whopping 58 ounce-inches of torque. However, it functioned very well, and I was amazed at how precise it cut. I was hooked! I originally intended this router to go to my father, but he wanted a larger one. A history of some of my CNC projects can be found on the CNC Zone under user name rlwoodjr.
https://www.bobscnc.com/
Keith Havens
Keith Havens was raised in Minnesota, and after he met his wife, Kathi, at a small Christian college in MI he considered becoming a high school teacher. It was during a student teaching assignment he realized that was not the direction he wanted to go. After dropping out of college, he took a job selling insurance. He’s sold everything from paint to appliances, been a small business owner and worked in sales management and marketing. He eventually finished his degree and attended seminary. “I’ve even had the wonderful opportunity of serving as a pastor of two small churches, one in Michigan and the other in Missouri." He is currently the marketing and customer service manager for a company that fabricates and installs countertops for commercial and retail customers. “Bob and I have been best friends for over 25 years and have worked together on many different projects. When he asked me to help with sales and marketing, I couldn’t resist. I’ve never run a CNC in my life and now Kathi and I help Bob and Pam manufacture and sell them. It’s good I didn’t have any plans to retire.”
https://www.bobscnc.com/Pamela Wood
Pam Wood is Bob’s other half. She’s a wife, a mom, a grandma. In her former life, she was an RN, working in surgery (loved doing open heart surgery and trauma), and lastly as a clinic supervisor and a manager of a multi-specialty clinic. Now she is a co-owner of BobsCNC, LLC. Her duties include: accounting, supply management, and production. She is enjoying her second career and looking forward to the future as a part of this organization.
https://www.bobscnc.com/
Kathi Havens
Kathi Havens. Born and raised in Michigan, she and her husband, Keith, have lived in Springfield, MO for the last 28 years. Kathi retired after 25 years as a supervisor with Mercy Hospital in Springfield in 2015. She has been active in her local church and womens' bible study group. “I was thinking about starting a cottage business baking pies and pastries but I ran into one obstacle after another. Then Bob approached Keith and me and asked us to help him and Pam launch a new business, BobsCNC. In the last year, I’ve done everything from packaging E3 kits, to inventorying parts. I even learned how to solder switches! I would have never guessed I’d retire into manufacturing but God’s plans take us in in amazing directions."
https://www.bobscnc.com/