Next Wave CNC · checked 4 November 2026
Shark SD120
- ✗ Router not included
The Shark SD120 is Next Wave CNC's compact Shark, with 12 × 24 inches of travel. It ships fully assembled with a touch-screen pendant and Vectric VCarve Desktop, and you add your own palm router or one of Next Wave's spindle kits. Next Wave pitches it at hobbyists and professional shops making signs, boxes and small parts.
Photo: Next Wave CNCWhat's in the box, and what you'll still need
What's included
- The machine: frame, motion system and electronics
- Software named on the page: Vectric VCarve Desktop, Ready2Control, Virtual Zero Unlimited
You'll still need
- A router or spindle. Not included; router sold separately (palm routers listed as compatible), spindle kits are add-ons
- Router bits, clamps to hold the work, and some way to deal with dust. None of the machines here include these in the base price.
Based on what the maker's page says comes in the box. More in what's in the box.
Cost to start cutting
| Machine | $1,999.99 |
|---|---|
| Ready to cut | Can't say |
No router or spindle price found for this machine yet. Bits, workholding, dust collection, software and a table aren't counted; add your own in the cost estimate. Accessory prices read 1 November 2026.
Work area to scale
Features
Spindle or router
Not included; router sold separately (palm routers listed as compatible), spindle kits are add-ons
Published specs
From Next Wave CNC's page for this machine, checked 4 November 2026. Inch figures are converted to millimetres.
| Spec | As published | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,999.99 | product page |
| Price note | Starting price ("From: $1,999.99"). | |
| Work area, as published | XYZ travel 12" x 24" x 4". Converted to millimetres. | product page |
| X travel | 305 mm (12.0") | product page |
| Y travel | 610 mm (24.0") | product page |
| Z | 102 mm (4.0") | product page |
| Spindle / router | Not included; router sold separately (palm routers listed as compatible), spindle kits are add-ons | product page |
| Drive | Not published | |
| Linear motion | Not published | |
| Frame | Not published | |
| Controller and motors | Colour touch-screen pendant | product page |
| Software | Vectric VCarve Desktop, Ready2Control, Virtual Zero Unlimited | product page |
| Footprint | 19-1/2" W x 30-1/2" L x 21" H | product page |
| Weight | Not published | |
| Warranty | 2 years | product page |
| Assembly | Ships fully assembled | product page |
Spec conflicts
1 spec conflict
- The dust boot's SKU is #20165 in its heading and #21065 in its price block.
Not published on the page: drive, linear motion, frame, weight.
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Head-to-head
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Page history
- 4 November 2026 Added to the site from Next Wave CNC's page.
No price or spec changes recorded since then. When a figure changes, the old one is kept here with the date it was noticed.