Hello,
I am a designer/builder & permaculturist now prototyping a garden product I think will be a big seller based on the feedback I'm getting. I'm now looking at the manufacturing process and debating whether to go CNC, or just using traditional power shop tools, in this case a Festool circular saw, drill-press and biscuit grinder. The product pieces which are made of plywood are simple enough that the power tools have worked fine in building the prototypes, though I'm definitely seeing the advantages of automating the manufacture and hoping to help fund some intrepid DIYer doing free energy research with their CNC router via paying them to make my parts.
So my question is this: does anyone know the difference in terms of ecological impact of using one method over the other? Thanks.