I am close to finishing my lowrider. I am trying to get an idea or have a place where people can share how they have setup their table. I notice some have dog holes while some have metal railings. There is probably no correct answer but what has been working for everyone? Is there a sticker of a ruler or something that can be pasted on so its easy to measure all the time.
I just use drywall screws (predrilled) and hold the work right down to the spoil board. If I am using something I can’t drill into (something that is already finished, but needs a carving), I screw down the scraps and they act as clamps to hole the part down. I have nicked a screw or two, and it hasn’t caused any noticeable problems. I would certainly start with that for 5-10 projects and see if you need anything more complicated after that.
You don’t have a lot of room under the gantry for the bit to reach the work, so clamps that stick up past the top of the workpiece have to be very small.
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Drywall screws as well for some things. When I am doing a run of parts, which could be 30+ planks all with the same origin and length, I use a corner fence, and push clamps I printed my self using files from PWNCNC, I also bought some of these from them, support you know.
I T-tracked, recessed 1/8", my spoil board and can use t-slot clamps as well.
The PWNCNC files are on thingiverse
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I agree with these guys. I kinda depends on what you are doing. I do not set up any sort of fixture unless I do something a lot. I typically slap things into different parts of the table to try and wear it kind of evenly. But for the YZ plates I use a set of screws that stay in the bed and I change sheets and snug it in place.
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