Good one, and cheers for the explanation, I was wondering what the smoky haze was in a couple of the shots. Great idea for the cnc, I'm sick of using clamps on mine so have started investigating how a vacuum top might work. 👍
@woodfather great attention to detail! The vacuum pump releases a mist when it’s creates a seal and I address this at end of the video with an easy fix - start watching from 10:20 in the video Glad you enjoyed the build/video and hope this helps with your cncing as well.
Very nice. I have been looking at setting up a vacuum table on my cnc. I'm just trying to figure out how to stop dust and chips from getting sucked down the vacuum tubes
Haven’t noticed this to be a problem as yet because the one that’s actually sucking is sealed which is why the board isn’t moving… glad to told me I’ll keep a close eye on it and if there is an issue I’ll put out a follow up video on it; cheers!
@RVWoodworks I was thinking more when you cut through. I have seen a few videos with them, but I think they leave a tiny sliver of material and finish off with a box cutter then sand flush
Aside from playing the best game man has invented…..you have performed a good service to us woodworkers here….does your game match your innovation presented here-haha! Would you roughly be able to give the cost of the add on items you used? Not the cost of the vacuum itself. This is pretty cool as as you say, the ones commercially available are pricey. Thanks for the efforts to show this.
Haha, I wish my game matched my woodworking but nonetheless it’s such an amazing sport and hope to never step away from it! Regarding costs… if you do a direct line without a 5 port manifold the cost will be close to $50ish depending on the pressure gauge that you choose but with the manifold it came out around $120ish. I think the extra investment was worth it for my CNC. Thanks again for tuning in and glad you enjoyed the video; please follow for more videos in the future.
Good one, and cheers for the explanation, I was wondering what the smoky haze was in a couple of the shots. Great idea for the cnc, I'm sick of using clamps on mine so have started investigating how a vacuum top might work. 👍
@woodfather great attention to detail! The vacuum pump releases a mist when it’s creates a seal and I address this at end of the video with an easy fix - start watching from 10:20 in the video
Glad you enjoyed the build/video and hope this helps with your cncing as well.
A very cool solution! Love it.
Glad you like it!
Nice video like always... hope you recover from that finger injury soon.
Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the recovery wishes!
Very nice. I have been looking at setting up a vacuum table on my cnc.
I'm just trying to figure out how to stop dust and chips from getting sucked down the vacuum tubes
Haven’t noticed this to be a problem as yet because the one that’s actually sucking is sealed which is why the board isn’t moving… glad to told me I’ll keep a close eye on it and if there is an issue I’ll put out a follow up video on it; cheers!
@RVWoodworks I was thinking more when you cut through. I have seen a few videos with them, but I think they leave a tiny sliver of material and finish off with a box cutter then sand flush
Aside from playing the best game man has invented…..you have performed a good service to us woodworkers here….does your game match your innovation presented here-haha! Would you roughly be able to give the cost of the add on items you used? Not the cost of the vacuum itself. This is pretty cool as as you say, the ones commercially available are pricey. Thanks for the efforts to show this.
Haha, I wish my game matched my woodworking but nonetheless it’s such an amazing sport and hope to never step away from it! Regarding costs… if you do a direct line without a 5 port manifold the cost will be close to $50ish depending on the pressure gauge that you choose but with the manifold it came out around $120ish. I think the extra investment was worth it for my CNC.
Thanks again for tuning in and glad you enjoyed the video; please follow for more videos in the future.
Nice work
Thank you! Cheers!
That's a 1/4" SAE flare fitting, common for HVAC, not NPT on the pump....
Thats really interesting; All the fittings that I got are NPT and have worked but thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.
If you worry about the oil mist, why just get a Oilless vacuump pump? Price are comparable.