I'm designing a new speaker and am looking at the semi low production run tooling possibilities for taking flat panel material and shaping a ~16" radius along 8" of width. I have tried:
- Laminated layup press of 1/4" mdf (too labor intensive and time consuming)
- Laminated vacuum forming (again, too time consuming and messy)
- CNC 3 axis stair stepping with a ball end mill (too much machine time)
- Premade plywood forms (expensive in a production capacity and inconsistent core material)
Is anyone familiar with planar or joiner type production equipment that could form the face of raw plank material? I've been looking at WoodMaster products and am attracted as it has quick change heads and looks like a pretty beefy machine, any input?
Dennis V.