HuntinDoug Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 I've finally been able to log some "quality" time on the CNC. It's been up and running since mid May, and the clamping system still amazes me. It's a simple vacuum. The cool part is that it uses regular particle board for the "spoil board". The table has zones that can be turned on and off. This is a video of a guitar blank on the cnc. It shows just how well it holds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFxz9NXEFrA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fookgub Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Awesome! Kinda like the vacuum clamps Ken Smith uses for shaper templates, but better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova9 Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 That's cool - so is it vacuuming through the particle board, or do you make holes in the board to allow the vacuum to work efficiently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Particle board is consitered an "open cell" material, so the vacuum comes through it. If you have a small piece placed in a large zoned area, you can block off the unused section of that particlar zone with a closed cell material like a laminate, or plexiglas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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