I have very large (maybe 6ft by 9 ft) CNC that we have purchased from our neighbor. He made it himself, but it is very sturdy and seems to work well. We also purchased a 1000 X-Carve from him. I have never used a CNC at all until a couple of months ago. So now, I am trying to learn how to use them. I’ve done a little with the X-carve and really enjoy it although I have a lot to learn about it. I am a Geometry teacher, so I enjoy all the math behind everything. Just trying my hand at making some signs right now. I am really wondering what in the world I can create with such a large CNC? Any ideas? Thanks!
Large commercial signs with minimal tiling required.
You could place a full sheet of plywood on the machine for flat pack furniture components.
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Big Signs.
Lots of signs at once.
Chairs.
Desks.
Tables.
X-Carve wasteboards
Arcade cabinets
Shelving
Doll houses
Dog Houses
Climbing walls
Cabinets
Lighting
Giant math manipulatives
Everything you see here, but bigger.
Etc.
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Thank you! I haven’t thought about furniture components.
lol! Thank you! I definitely haven’t thought of all those! Love these possibilities!
Yes research flat pack furniture.
Lots of possibilities.
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A Boat
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You could sell it to me and let me figure it out. 
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Haha! Not exactly sure how that would work!
Actually, we did think about selling it. But after playing around with the X-carve, I think it might be a pretty fun toy! Lol!
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Just curious, what does the big one have for spindle?
Not sure but it looks like it is water cooled.
I agree with Wayne. That looks to possibly be 1500 watt dc unit. It would be very quiet compared to the routers most of us are using.
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Probably 1.5kW or 2.2kW with an ER-20 collet.
What’s the machine controller look like? Is it a Mach3 controller?
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Yes, it’s Mach 3 and I guess 2.2 kW. Here are some more pics. My neighbor was very generous hearted and he was in a situation where he couldn’t take it with him when he moved. It’s been sitting there for almost 2 years, because we haven’t tried to learn how to use it until now. Suddenly, I’ve been very intrigued.
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Yes, it is cooled by water or some sort of coolant.
Looks nice.