3D machining one side of an object is easy, but if the object needs to be machined all round how do you hold it? TechSoft have designed a low cost solution to this problem, a special self-centering vice. 3D objects are machined into a block, which can then be accurately turned over for machining the other surface (two sided machining). Complex objects can be machined from four sides. The vice fits easily onto the existing bed and can be quickly removed when not required.
The use of the self-centering vice is fully supported within Visual Toolpath for both 2 and 4 sided machining.
For RotoCAMM MDX-40E, TS-30E & TS-400E, EGX-350E, Modela Pro MDX-500E & MDX-650E, Modela Pro II MDX-540E, RouterCAM
(All prices shown are in pounds sterling and exclude VAT)
Good quality double sided tape is strongly recommended for holding work to the bed of all models of RotoCAMM, MODELA, CAMM 2 and MODELA PRO. Many tapes have “done away with the tape” and are effectively just a layer of glue. These stick well, but leave a gummy residue which is difficult to remove from both the work and the bed. We stock a ”proper” tape, which sticks well, but can easily be removed from the workpiece. We cannot over-emphasise how important it is to your sanity to use this tape, or one similar, for work holding.
(All prices shown are in pounds sterling and exclude VAT)
