Clamping device for small jobs
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I developed a need for a clamping method for doing small jobs that are repeated many times. This is the clamp thing that I came up with, it works very well. If you paint it you can use it to cut aluminium and steel with a lubricant or coolant. The MDF will not damage.
I sealed all the parts first with a water based sealer and then painted it with a hammer tone finish. There are some ugly marks on the thing because I could not wait for the paint to dry properly. I had to cut this 3D clock for my wife and then do the pocket at the back. Following are some pics of the parts. Note the inserts used - 8mm self threading insert and a 8mm "T" nut or furniture nut. |
I like this a lot.
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Cool Idea! Thanks for sharing!
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Pleasure is mine. I forgot to mention the material is 30mm MDF. You can see the tool sizes from the G-code.
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Thanks Marius, that looks much nicer than my thrown together bits and pieces I have used in the past.
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Very nice looking slot table. Thanks for sharing
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Very useful. Thanks for the files.
Canīt wait to have MM up and running, I got so many Projects to do....;) |
Claus believe me once you have the machine the projects multiply.
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That's so nice! The slot table looks so perfect in every way that is why it is obviously very useful.
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MDF is magic stuff. I have made many tools using MDF.
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Nicely done.
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Hi is anyone having trouble D/L the above zip file
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Just tried, it works. PM me I will send it to you if you dont come right.
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I just grabbed it. Works for me?
Thanks Marius for the file! When I first saw your post, I thought you had based your wooden table on the metal one...then realized that the metal one, is the wood painted :o Thanks again Mark |
You're welcome man. I painted the unit with a hammer tone finish to seal it all round as I was cutting aluminium that needed some coolant. That was the only paint I had at hand.
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