Choosing between manually changing endmill bits on a CNC machine and investing in an expensive automated solution? Not for [Frank Herrmann], who invented the XATC, an eXtremely simple Automated Tool ...

[Marius Hornberger] has been busy hacking his “Hammer” CNC router again, and now it sports a much desired feature — an automatic tool-changer. Having wanted one for a while, [Marius] was unhappy ...

CNC routers with tool changers are advanced machines designed to handle multiple tasks without manual intervention. A tool changer allows the router to automatically switch between different tools, ...