Re: Where to Find ? - sticcky material for parts holding

Hi Guys,

Seems router mats are the first thing I would think about.

that and I wanted to make sure we could find this post in the
archives. there has been a rash of non intelegable subject lines
lately, maybe Tim or bill could ask us all to be a little more
accurate. with 50,000 posts, it sucks to find 'simple question'
and 'newbie question' 10,000 times.

Dave



--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "echnidna" <echnidna@y...>
wrote:

> Hi Chris,
> Sounds interesting stuff.
>
> Have you considered woven antislip mat - holds things flat without
> slipping. sometimes marketed as (hand) router no slip mats. its

about

> 50 cents a square foot in Australia in various bargain basement
> stores.
>
> It will leak air so a higher capacity vacuum pump wopuld be needed

on

> a vaccum table but it grips so well that a turbine pump (or

shopvac)

> should work ok.
>
> Regards
> Bob Thomas
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Chris L <datac@l...> wrote:
> > With the discussion on workholding recently, I rekindled my

desire

> to
> > find a "Cheap" source for that sticky rubber that is used on some
> > engraving table tops.
> > If you are not familiar with this stuff, it is a fairly typical
> looking
> > rubber mat (usually orange) that you apply to your work area.

When

> you
> > want to engrave a nameplate, just set the plate into place and
> engrave
> > away !
> >
> > It is "Sticky", to any clean, dry metallic material you might

want

> to
> > engrave on, and will not allow anything flat to move at all. It

is

> an
> > "Active" type of rubber and usually comes with a self adhesive

back

> for
> > placement on your table top. It works excellent, and I have a few
> small
> > pieces that were cutoffs from a place I used to work at.
> >
> > The problem is, Those that sell it hold it out as some
> real "miracle"
> > stuff. Unfortunately they and have attached a "miracle" PRICE to

it

> as
> > well !
> >
> > You can see an example of it here:
> http://www.engravingsys.com/MultiMat.htm
> >
> > I know there has to be a rubber gasket material out there that
> works the
> > same way, but at far, far, FAR less cost.
> >
> > Anybody ? Great stuff if we can find it for less money !
> >
> > Chris L