DIY Vacuum Bed

[James]

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to share the diy vacuum bed I made with Malcolm for use on my CNC machine.

We were looking at the best ways to hold thin material securely and quickly settled on the diy vacuum table idea.

http://rlab.org.uk/wiki/James_Hill#Vacuum_Table

The white part is an adapter to go from a standard vacuum cleaner hose to the bed. Malcolm design and 3d printed it. I initially thought it would need to be glued/sealed to the bed (it's just screwed at the moment) but it works very well without. 

The bed easily held a piece of Dibond securely enough to be machined. :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/71693858@N08/24555634240/in/photostream/

Thanks,

James

[mikethebee]

Well done and thank you posting the pics and links. - MTB

[Alex Gibson]

Brilliant, looks very professional and a good collaboration!

Tapped on my mobile phone.

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