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I am carving nothing super fancy but Scripture from the bible now. I tried the super glue and tape ,,,was driving me nutts. I designed a simple clamping system for just a few bucks that works everytime, simple and easy. I took a piece of wood about 3 inches wide 14 inches long and centered it, screwed it down to the spoil board in the front, marked dead center on it. Then I took two pieces of .75 angle iron , steel, with a 2 inch piece of wood in the back that actually contacts what I might be cutting to keep from denting the wood, with threaded rods of both ends and wing nuts to tighten it down. I take what I am cutting and put a tiny mark at dead center, line it up, and with a couple turns of the wing nuts it is super tight not going ant where. Where I carving several pieces the same size ,I am a template the exact size of the piece being carved, with dead center tiny hole if there happened to be any small variations in size before I zero all my axis. Raise Z axis back up slide the sweepy dust boot on and do it again. This is as low as you get it and no crashes into clamps ever.
To any one that is letting your machine collect dust, other than particles of wood, used daily, don't give up, figure your issues out, and carve something!
You all have a Great week
God Bless,
Ray
To any one that is letting your machine collect dust, other than particles of wood, used daily, don't give up, figure your issues out, and carve something!
You all have a Great week
God Bless,
Ray