kyokahn Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) As I've mentioned before, I'm about to start building my own CNC machine. I was thinking of ways to add versatility without adding an extra axis. I've seen jigs and holders and creative wasteboards, but here's something I haven't seen: a vise for vertical pieces. There are limitations, especially for woodworking, when you can only place the blanks flat on the bed of your machine, so here's what I'm thinking (please excuse the poor MSPaint, no tinkercad/sketchup/360 at work): I'm planning a torsion box construction for the bed and the sides that hold two rails, and from my calculations, that notch in there shouldn't cause a big loss in rigidity. Let me know what you think, or if you have any other suggestions. I need ideas! Edit: ignore the vise type in the drawing, ideally, it would be a smaller moxon with only screws on the sides, or just use hold "down" clamps, horizontally. Edited December 14, 2017 by kyokahn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 The Legacy Maverick CNC router has a tilting plate vise at the front of the table for doing what you're thinking about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyokahn Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Oh... that's just AWESOME! Now it's just about figuring out how to make it, make it tilt and hold its position securely. wow that's a $20k machine. For reference, I've spent around $500 on the parts, if I can find a cheap and functional way to add this functionality I'll be very, very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Morse Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 I feel like Frank Howarth added something like that to his CNC a couple of years ago... I can't look for the video right now, but I know he had a clamp board or system to hold things off the end of the table. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyokahn Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, Robert Morse said: I can't look for the video right now you were right! Another beast of a machine! You guys think it's worth it for me to add all this stuff to a small and cheap machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 I plan to add it to ours. I've had customers over the years who have incorporated it. It's a very handy option. Look into JointCam for using it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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