Article: Durham, N.C.- Based ShopBot Tools to Appear on 'Trading Spaces'; Ty Pennington, Carpenter for 'Trading Spaces,' Uses ShopBot CNC Router in Filming of October 5th Episode.

DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Ty Pennington, the outrageous carpenter from the hit home-remodeling show, "Trading Spaces," recently filmed a ShopBot computer numerically controlled (CNC) router for an upcoming episode to be aired October 5, 2003. He, and his camera crew, filmed the machine in the workshop of "Party by Design" in Boston, Mass.

ShopBots, manufactured by ShopBot Tools, Inc. of Durham, N.C., are CNC robotic machines that use basic PC computers, and simple software, to design, cut and shape wood, stone or metal products.

Pennington, known professionally as "Ty," used the ShopBot CNC to mill two walnut end tables and a set of saw ...

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