Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Holding thin sheet

Double sided tape will work. You just have to be careful what feed and
speed rates to use.
To fast a feed rate and the plastic might shift. Too fast a speed rate and
the plastic may melt rather than cut.

All the cutting on the Roland MDX 15 machines are done using double sided
tape.

Smoke
-----Original Message-----
From: A. G. Eckstein <axtein@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Monday, February 19, 2001 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Holding thin sheet

>How about some sort of "vacuum plate" a kind of perf board with a vacuum
>underneath?
>
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>At 10:01 AM 2/19/01, you wrote:
>>I am trying to hold really thin stock ( plastic .060) and cut some small
>>parts out of it. How do I hold this thin stuff.
>>I am profiling with a .125 endmill.
>>The parts will drop out so they have to be held after they are "free"
>>and not get sucked into the cutter.
>>What about double sided tape?
>>How much of a cut can I take if I am holding with tape?
>
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