Re: [Emc-users] Vacuum bed for router Re: Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-24 Thread Les Newell
But much easier damaged than the 6mm mdf. 'Foamex' type foam board should be tough enough. You would generally use a sacrificial spoil board over it anyway. Les ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Emc-users] Vacuum bed for router Re: Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-24 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 24 Apr 2019 at 14:56, Gene Heskett wrote: > The best sealer is shellac. 2 coats of "2 lb cut" sprayed on should do > it. The product I linked to is basically shellac in a can. I used it for sealing MDF foundry patterns with very satisfactory results. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle

Re: [Emc-users] Vacuum bed for router Re: Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 24 April 2019 05:18:49 Les Newell wrote: > I really like that idea. Getting the slope and pocket dimensions just > right would take some experimentation but if it works it would save a > lot of hassle. I dunno if MDF would work as a top plate though. That > stuff leaks like a sieve,

Re: [Emc-users] Vacuum bed for router Re: Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-24 Thread Todd Zuercher
Henry Street  Dalton, Ohio 44618 Phone:  (330)828-2105ext. 2031 -Original Message- From: Marcus Bowman Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 5:36 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Vacuum bed for router Re: Servo reduction for gantry machine On 24 Apr 2019

Re: [Emc-users] Vacuum bed for router Re: Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-24 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 24 Apr 2019 at 10:37, Marcus Bowman wrote: > Yes, but having painted MDF before, it requires a particular sealer, https://www.screwfix.com/p/zinsser-b-i-n-shellac-based-primer-sealer-1ltr/29661 -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the

Re: [Emc-users] Vacuum bed for router Re: Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-24 Thread Marcus Bowman
On 24 Apr 2019, at 10:18, Les Newell wrote: > I guess you could seal it afterwards with paint. Yes, but having painted MDF before, it requires a particular sealer, then several coats of paint, which is a bit of a pain. So its a method which is lower in material cost than, say aluminium, but

Re: [Emc-users] Vacuum bed for router Re: Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-24 Thread Les Newell
I really like that idea. Getting the slope and pocket dimensions just right would take some experimentation but if it works it would save a lot of hassle. I dunno if MDF would work as a top plate though. That stuff leaks like a sieve, especially if you cut through the outer skin. I use 6mm MDF