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In the Lab: Laser Vacuum Table

For several months now I’ve been working on a new device: a Vacuum Table for Laser Cutters and Engravers. The main purpose of a vacuum table is to hold FLAT thin stock during engraving and cutting.  It works well with things like cardstock, leather, thin plywood and acrylic. When laser cutting/engraving such objects, it has to stay still and it has to stay flat.  To achieve this, various clamping methods are used, but they are usually very clunky and get in the way of the laser beam, limiting the work area of the material. A Vacuum table holds the object […]