Re: Holding work down on Router

Hi Dave,

Everyone will likely laugh at my feeble attempt at CNC.

I made a CNC router loosly based on John Klienbaur's designs.

Clamping was going to be a pain, so I copied a T slot table from a
mill in a machine shop I happened to see. The clone is made from MDF
SLOT WALL I bought at HomeDepot. I used bolts welded to normal round
washers for the one side, and just wood (ok, aluminium as well) for
the clamp. Toss on some wing nuts and you have a very inexpensive
spoilboard/clamp table. So far I have been using it to hold wood,
plastic, and aluminium while I mill - for the past year. Still in
good shape! The slotwall I bought was prepainted gray...

I would like to steal Paul Jones's motto (check him out at
www.cnconabudget.com) - CNC ON A BUDGET!!!

Hope it helps (stop laughing, it works!)

Steve

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Dave" <glamoursfx@d...>
wrote:

> Anyone else use a sacraficial board, then just a good quailty

double

> sided tape.
> Thats what i've been using on woods, Plastics & even brass/alloy.
> Make sure the tape is a thin type with little side ways deflection
> when components are stuck down.
> I have had a few faliures when doing the metals due to heat build

up,

> But if fine cuts are used & economical feedrates it can be done.
> But i have found a tape that bonds when heated to 180 C & release's
> agian when heated up to 180 C, but haven't purchased any yet to try.
> (It's not cheap).
>
> Dave