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routing steel pannels
nrml:
Can you replace the steel panel with an aluminium one? It would simplify things a bit.
Will_D:
Many thanks for all the sugestions.
The water jet/laser/plasma options will have to wait till I've won the Lottery!
I will go with sacrificial mdf under and lots of screws holding the cut outs and also use the main mounting holes.
Will try a 3 flute carbide cutter running fast (1000 - 2500) and see what happens
I will leave tabs on the cutouts and nip them off and file to true at end of job.
Also mount the work face side down!
Joules:
I use a cheap Chinese plasma cutter. Bought it years ago for a specific job and it's still going strong 7yrs later !!! Might just be a lucky one, or the farm supplies place I got it from knew their onions on this one.
PekkaNF:
Forgot to mention that it is pretty cruicial to use thin doublesided tape. Thick foam type is no go. Another thing is to put piece of tape under fixing hole and washer on screw, it's surpricing how little pressure is needed to buckle a thin piece.
One day I'll really need buy a magnetig square chuck (or vacuum plate).
Pekka
sparky961:
Thinking about the Ice Vice, is there something else that could be used as a temporary adhesive? Beeswax, or parrafin maybe? Easy to release with a heat gun or oven, maybe even a hair dryer. Plaster of Paris? Not sure if water gets rid of it after setting... or how well it would hold. I'm sure there are others, the key being a good bond that doesn't need a lot of pressure, gap filling ability, and an easy clean way to release when done.
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