Off Topic - vacuum channel gasket

[tangent dynamic]

I use quite a but of channel gasket material from Vac-U-Loc

 

http://www.vaculok.com/Gasket_Material.html

 

on phenolic vacuum fixturing and have been making fixtures using 5/32 x 1/8" gasket for some time.

 

Inexplicably, the 5/32 dimension is no longer available and I have several years worth of fixtures that will eventually need their gaskets replaced.

 

Is anyone out there aware of any other manufacturers of this kind of gasket?

 

any leads are much appreciated,

 

Adam.

[MACHINEMASTERG]

Awsome site how many of you other guys are using some form of vacuume holding ???We have done some on plastics with limited success .....

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

If worse comes to worse you could re-cut your channels for a larger size, assuming there's room.

[George Simmons]

Tommy Dorgan at Standard Router may have a resource...Tommy, where u at?

[Tom Dorgan from American Precision]

Did someone rattle my cage?

http://www.allstaradhesives.com/index.php

This is the ONLY place to go to get vacuum fixture gasket. They will make it to just about any dimension you need it. Check out some of their other products as well. We use a lot of their spoil board cover for small parts. Family owned and operated business. Great people to deal with. Just tell them Tom from American Precision Routing sent you. That is the name of our production shop and what Standard Router buys all their supplies under.

[JohnW@Kauffman]

Give John Murphy at All Star Adhesive a call, 800-878-7827.

 

All Star

 

If he doesn't stock it, he may can get it for you.

 

Edit: Tommy, you're quicker. I'm at home and had to search for the contact info.

[SLJ]

we've used 3/16 dia. "sponge rope" for a few fixtures. Don't have any parts that are 100% held by vacuum, but use it all the time for stabilizing thin floor parts. Alum. aircraft parts.

[Thee Starry™]

We only use Allstar here as well. Great company, amazing products and if they don't have it, they will get it, make it, create it. And inexpensive to boot!

[Thee Starry™]

"Awesome site how many of you other guys are using some form of vacuume holding ???We have done some on plastics with limited success ....."

 

 

That is all we do here. 3 and 5 axis parts, anything from 2"x2"x.0625 flat sheet to 5'x10'x3' heavy gauge formed parts. Great success. All held with only vacuum hold down. Flat sheet thru spoilboard and formed parts on fixtures using vacuum flow though.

All plastic types including acrylic, HDPE, ABS, etc..

[JohnW@Kauffman]

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Awsome site how many of you other guys are using some form of vacuume holding ???We have done some on plastics with limited success .....

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It's all we do here as well. .090 to .220 gage ABS, foil decorated ABS, and some acrylics. Some flat sheet applications, but most are formed parts held using dedicated fixtures.

[tangent dynamic]

Hey thanks everybody,

 

I forgot to follow up on this post...how rude!

 

I had already found Allstar and I'm glad to hear everyone likes them. They sent me a sample that was a little more ragged than the stuff I get from Vac-U-Loc but they said they might be able to improve the cut with some machine maintenance.

 

Thanks again, Adam.