Router Table Usage

[heeler]

What is everyone using for/on their router tables when routing out thin (.035-.125) aluminum parts? We have been using particle board and sometimes double stick tape. We just had a visitor who said that he has seen some type of a rubber used that provided some stickyness to hold the parts rather than the double stick tape.

 

Thanks

Glenn

[rob@fain]

We malamen to make our router tables and then replace once they get trashed. Do you use vaccuum table. We do a lot of thin alumium with good results on our vaccuum tables.

 

rob

[Steve Landkamer]

Heeler,

I have cut out some small items out of .0625 aluminum using MC Router. I used the tab feature in Router to keep the parts held to the larger sheet. I had the luxury to be able to screw the sheet of aluminum down to my MDF spoil board, then cut the tabs and used a grinder to get rid of the tabs. If you have Mill you can create the tabs manualy and make it a 3D contour.

Hope this helps.

Steve

[Keith Graydon]

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some type of a rubber used that provided some stickyness to hold the parts rather than the double stick tape.

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Hi,

This rubber is really neat. It is used in the engaving industry. My ex-coworker did all our engraving here and he got that material from Quality One Engravers . (click it)