Bring digital precision to the craft of woodworking with Origin – the handheld CNC router. Cut with unparalleled precision, flexibility and efficiency. Origin is the world’s first hand-held CNC router. With onboard automatic cut correction, Origin makes precision cutting easy. Avoid the envelope limits of traditional CNC machines and tackle projects at a wide range of scales with a single, compact tool. With annual system updates and optional extensions, Origin is the only power tool that gets better with age. Create simple designs on the tool itself, or using Shaper Studio. You can also upload an existing design of your own.
Shaper Plate is the universal template for Origin. Shaper Plate brings efficiency and precision to your projects when installing hardware, inlaying in slabs, corner rounding, routing System 32 holes in cabinetry, and much, much more. Multiple flags and a fence allow for adaptable fixturing on virtually any workpiece. The Plate’s pull-down reticle makes it simple to align with marks on your workpiece. The anti-slip backing means that you can use Plate on most surfaces without clamping.
Shaper Workstation is the ultimate fixturing solution for all your benchtop cutting operations. It’s designed to streamline and expand upon Origin’s abilities, offering rapid, repeatable and precise fixturing of a wide range of stock configurations. Workstation features a reusable ShaperTape field, easily adjustable shelf for small or difficult-to-fixture workpieces, indexing pins for easy alignment and registration, and an angle fence for aligning stock at quick angles. These features greatly reduce setup time and make it easier than ever to get cutting quickly.
Shaper Features:
- Automatic cut correction
- No programming required
- Intuitive touch screen interface
- On-tool design
- Suitable with a range of router bits
- Precise depth control
- Easy adjustments for tight fitting joints
- Cut perfect box joints and mortise and tenons
- Work at any scale
Shaper Plate Features:
- Integrates with the ShaperHub Hardware Catalog
- Ships with a Mini systainer® and two low-profile clamps
- Fitted with an anti-slip backing for fast setup
Shaper Specifications:
- Input Power: 120VAC, 60Hz. 7A
- Spindle Motor: 720W brushed AC motor, 10,000 - 26,000 RPM with load-compensating speed control, Soft-start, over-temperature and over-load safety cut-offs
- Collet: Includes a ¼” collet that accepts any commonly available ¼” shank router bits, ⅛” collet sold separately (#190957)
- Depth Control: 43mm (1.7”) of total Z-axis travel, digitally adjustable depth-of-cut, automated touch-off sensor
- Dust Extraction Port: Designed with the SM-1 spindle to provide optimal debris extraction, 34mm inner diameter by 39mm outer diameter port dimensions, fits most standard 27mm (35mm OD) and 36mm suction hoses (e.g. Festool, Fein), includes a 6.5’ adaptor hose with a 2 ¼” OD nozzle for use with US-standard wet/dry vacs
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi enabled for transfer of design files via ShaperHub, and for receiving software updates, USB port allows easy offline transfer of design files
- Touch Screen: Capacitive multi-touch full-color LCD
- Dimensions: Origin: 13.35” (handle-to-handle) x 8.94” x 12.04”, Systainer: 15 ½” x 11 ½” x 17” (SYS 5 T-LOC Systainer)
- Weight: Origin: 14.9 lbs, packaged (with accessories) in Systainer: 23.5 lbs
Shaper Plate Specifications:
- Width: 362 mm, 14.25"
- Height: 450 mm, 17.7"
- Thickness: 6.45 mm, .25"
- Cut Window Width: 160 mm, 6.29"
- Cut Window Height: 120 mm, 4.72"
Shaper Workstation Specifications:
- Max. Height: 250 mm (9.8")
- Depth: 465 mm (18.3")
- Width: 515 mm (20.3")
- Weight: 9.75 kg (21.5 lb)
What’s Included:
- (1) Shaper Origin
- (1) Shaper Branded Systainer³ M437 Carrying Case
- (2) ShaperTape (150-ft each)
- (1) Tool change accessories
- (1) Reusable transport locks
- (1) USB A/C dual flash drive
- (1) 1/4-inch up-spiral flat router bit
- (1) 1/8-inch up-spiral flat router bit
- (1) 60 degree engraving router bit
- (1) Shaper Plate
- (1) Mini systainer®
- (2) Low-profile clamps
- (1) Workstation body
- (1) Clamping face
- (1) Support bar
- (2) Support arms
- (1) Shelf
- (1) Angle fence
- (1) 4-mm wrench
- (2) Hold-down clamps
- (1) Spoilboard set
FAQs
What kinds of woodworking projects are best suited for the Origin?
The Shaper Origin is best suited for precision joinery, inlays, hardware installation, templates, signs, and fine furniture details, especially on parts that are large, assembled, or awkward to fit on a traditional CNC bed.
Can the Origin replace a full-sized CNC machine?
The Origin can replace a full‑sized CNC for many joinery, cut‑out, and detail‑focused tasks, particularly where flexibility and portability matter more than automation. However, it does not fully replace a fixed CNC for high‑volume production or true three‑dimensional carving, since it requires hands‑on operation and works in layered cuts.