Hold Down for CNC Mill
I went out to visit General Bearing and I came out empty handed. I was frustrated so I went to Ottawa Fastener and bought some nuts. I got some wingnuts,…
Read more12V Vacuum Pump Arrived
A nifty red box showed up which contained a 12V Vacuum Pump I ordered from Spark (first thing I ever ordered from there). I will use it for a pick…
Read moreSheet material hold down on CNC
In ongoing issue with cutting cardboard is that it tends to be fairly floppy. You can clamp down its edges but the center often bulges away from the table. Of…
Read moreMaterial clamping and hold down
My inexpensive plastic mill has 1/4-20 threads spaced on a 10cm grid. This makes it much harder to hold down material. I now appreciate the value of that channeled aluminum…
Read moreCreative Clamping
My Polyethylene mill doesn’t have a nice bed like my Chinese mill. It’ makes it harder to hold things down. I’ve been saving my “silly cutoffs” from CNC milling and…
Read moreMaterial hold downs
Holding material in place in my smaller mill is a bit harder. There are some 1/4-20 bolts underneath the table in a 10cm grid. Seems I need to make various…
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