ShopSabre

RC8 (4×8; note RC4 is 4×4 and excluded)

Name: ShopSabre RC8 (4×8; note RC4 is 4×4 and excluded)
Brand: ShopSabre

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The RC8 is ShopSabre's entry-level production router in a 4×8 format, using rack-and-pinion drive with closed-loop motors and a welded steel frame. It ships with a router-style spindle and Vectric VCarve Pro, aimed at budget-conscious shops that still want an American-made industrial-style frame. Table holding is MDF by default with optional vacuum and T-slot upgrades.

Specifications

Class: panel
Work area: 97 × 51 × 9 (RC8 cut area 51" × 97", Z travel 9")
Architecture: moving-gantry
Axes: 3
Spindle: 3.5 HP — 3.5 hp / ~2.6 kW router, variable RPM, air/router-cooled, Porter Cable–style 110V router (optional 4/5 hp HSD manual, fan-cooled)
Tool change: manual (optional 4HP HSD manual-change spindle)
X/Y drive: rack-and-pinion (upgraded, with ShopSabre Floating Drive Technology)
Z drive: ballscrew (with planetary drive)
Rails: 25mm linear profile guide rails with quad rollers on all axes
Motors: closed-loop stepper (industrial closed-loop motors with encoders, planetary gear drive)
Controller: ShopSabre CNC controller with at-machine solid-state drive (WinCNC-based)
Table / hold-down: optional 2- or 4-zone vacuum; MDF standard
Dust collection: dust boot/shoe at spindle (shop dust collector connection)
Construction: welded one-piece structural steel frame, six-leg construction, 4x4 steel tube, precision-milled steel tube gantry bridge
Gantry clearance: 8″
Max rapid speed: 1500 IPM
Positioning: accuracy Not published, repeatability 0.002 in
Footprint: 116 × 79 (RC8)
Origin: USA (Lakeville, Minnesota)
Warranty: Complete warranty included; free SabreNation lifetime tech support and training