Great video. Suggestion: fill the unused spoil board with scrap as directed in this video. Add a gasket under the project piece perimeter using door/window self adhesive weather stripping. It comes in 1/4” wide by 1/8” thick rolls and only cost a few bucks.

@Statedwoods

Ай бұрын

Always great ideas.

@seanmichael5751

3 күн бұрын

in my experience, while this works relatively well in a pinch, you really have to play a puzzle game trying to find the scraps that fit together to cover the rest of the table. sometimes it defeats the idea that you're saving time and hassle by using a vac table.

i built one for my 4x8 millright and one for one of my shapeoko 3XXLs and they work great. the bigger one is a lot of maintenende and has a lot of limits. the small one has one rule. use a board close to the size of the table and it wont budge

@Statedwoods

4 күн бұрын

Yea exactly. Cover the whole table and problems usually go away. Thats awesome.

Awesome video! Excellent overview of how vacuum tables work!

@Statedwoods

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for that. I hope it helped!

Great video Nick! Everything was thoroughly explained, clear and concise! 👌🏾

@Statedwoods

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Nolan. I appreciate that. I tried hard.

Great information! Thanks for the video

@Statedwoods

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

i enjoy your videos and if you are not an engineer you have a good head for anergy and material balances as well as mass transport and other physicvs phenomina. It took me a while to figure out what you were getting at while wondering is one could isolate thye vacuum to zones. . Zoning is easy to comprehend moreso than you think :-). you are a good person to explain things to people.a 9 x 4 CNC could be quitye rigid compared to 8 x 4. If one doesn't need 4 ' wide they could save a lot with even better rigidity! I may have a custom phantom made. You're very creduble. I'm a scientist, not an engineer but much the same

@Statedwoods

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. Appreciate that

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing.

@Statedwoods

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Awesome video! Great stuff 😎

@Statedwoods

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much

WHICH ONE IS BETTER A VACCUME BED OR CLAMP SYSYTEM BED ?

@Statedwoods

Ай бұрын

Depends on your jobs. Sheet goods then vacuum. If small parts and small material then clamps work well. Depends on your situation

AirWeights

Great video Nick! Thanks for sharing your knowledge the CNC community.

@Statedwoods

8 ай бұрын

Thanks. I love sharing.

Is there anyway to add dog holes to your spoilboard and still use the vac table? Thanks for the video

@Statedwoods

3 ай бұрын

You could but understand that those areas would have less air flow to them and could allow air to escape depending on where the cut throughs are after parts are cut.

@Statedwoods

3 ай бұрын

5 if you count a plasma CNC i have now too

Hi Nick, would you be able to share the specs of your vacuum? Power, CFM, vacuum pressure etc. I am struggling to find the best solution for my 4x8 table.

@Statedwoods

4 ай бұрын

Just depends on the unit. Lots of single phase and 3 phase motors out there. Cfm can vary a lot and pressure has a lot to do with your table and how well sealed you have it as well as factors like elevation

I have a question about pump size. My vacuum table is HDPE 41"x30" or 10.25 sq ft. I will be using ultra light fiberboard for the spoil board. What pump would you recommend? Or, can you give me pump specs I should look for? I have single phase 220 on a 30 amp breaker. Appreciate your reply.

@Statedwoods

6 ай бұрын

I would get a 2.2 kw pump from Phantom CNC. Ton of power for only $750.

Any experience with aluminum sheet? The lower friction makes me worried

@MattVoda

6 ай бұрын

Oops just got the part about All Star gasket. Seems like that foam tackiness would help with aluminum. Second question - is your vacuum pump inside your shop? Seems very quiet with the vac table running

@Statedwoods

5 ай бұрын

The tile gasket makes a huge difference. It will greatly help with aluminum. My pumps are outside but you dont have to do that. They can go under your machine if needed.