What does it do? - It cuts materials that are as large as 30" x 30" x 3" and can cut things from paper to aluminium.
What Projects will it be used for? - everything from astromech droids to basic furniture.
The Shapeoko allows me to create more complicated parts and do cutting that would be repetitive and tedious for a human. one project that this is perfect for will be my eventual vacuum former for plastic. I made sure I bought one that could cut just about all the parts I need to make for a R2 Unit. Eventually I will make a second Droid with this CNC.