Making a vacuum hold down table for the CNC.... USING the CNC!

[fritter63]

"Machines making machines? How perverse!" - C3PO

Just a little CNC pr0n video of the vacuum table I finished machining today. Will make it easy to hold things in place for future CNCing......

CNC Kit: www.cncrouterparts.com

(sorry, couldn't it to publish in HD for some reason).;

 

[fritter63]

With Parf Dogs and gasket in place...

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[nclemmons]

Cool setup!  Nicely done.  What bit did you use for the threading?

 

[fritter63]

Cool setup!  Nicely done.  What bit did you use for the threading?

I used this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T4FFMFA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00

Buy 2, just in case, after a bit change, you forget to re-zero the Z axis, and it ends up plunging in way to far, then breaks off when you try to retract it.

Not that that has ever happened to me....  [cool]

 

[thumbsmasher]

That is great.  I could watch that all day. I'd be interested to hear about the other bits you use there too.

 

[fritter63]

Nothing special, just whatever old router bits I had that were the right size. Still need to invest in good cnc mills.