We built the tool we couldn't find
cnc-machine.shop exists because running a machine shop off spreadsheets, whiteboards, and disconnected software shouldn't be the standard. We built one system that follows a job from work order to invoice — because that's what shops actually need, not another bloated ERP.
Shops don't need more software. They need less of it.
Most shops end up running five different tools to do one job: a spreadsheet for work orders, a whiteboard for scheduling, a shared drive for drawings, an invoicing app bolted on the side, and a notebook for what's left on the shelf. None of it talks to each other, and someone always ends up re-typing the same job three times. cnc-machine.shop replaces all of it with one system — work orders, positions, operations, inventory, documents and financials, connected from the first line item to the final invoice.
cnc-machine.shop is early, and it ships every week. The shops using it now shape what gets built next — you get a direct line to the person writing the code, not a ticket queue. No enterprise theatre, no account manager, just software that's a little better every Friday.
— built in public, by a small team that answers its own email