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Thanks Bill! That’s a very interesting option that would take some of the pressure off my DIY bit modding skillz. But wow, pricey for sure.

So (just so I’m certain) does that mean there aren’t...

Oooo that thing sure is purdy! Looks like they make a lot of purdy tools - fun site. But I own an indicator already and will be happy to turn to it for guidance with my Z parallelism.

Yep: it's a...

Awesome, thanks Brady! I'll get those hones and cutter on order immediately. Some followups:

- what's the tradeoff between the 1.5" and 2" diameter cutters? I'd have assumed larger's better?...

Hi all! I've been off the forum for a long time, so hello again, hope all's well with y'all.

I've used that Amana RC-2250 mostly for spoilboard flattening and found it works a lot better...

Well now, that's always gonna depend on context, isn't it!

Frank recommended attempting to tighten the backlash adjustment screw inside the motor's gearbox. If that can't take up the slop them my...

Schluckification has definitely already made it into my shop vocab. It's a fine word.

So, after some thorough schluckifying and general bonding with the bot, I've identified a different problem...

Awesome, thanks guys. I'll get to schluckifying asap!

My aging bot is likely suffering a little from my "when I remember to" approach to maintenance. I'm trying to turn over a new leaf, so I was pleased to see this thread.

Adrian, what does it look...

Super nice, for sure.

What notes do the tongues generate?

Yeah... definitely KISS! There's a nice balance of complexity/simplicity to the system as proposed. And most of the complexity is embodied in the materials and tools (Trupan, vac tape, special...

Ha, I'll wait and upgrade when you get to the BradyVac Pentium!

Thanks as always for the help, everyone.

- variable speed, doh! Of course.

- fancy blue-glowing gauge, very nice... good options to consider for sure.

- thanks, Brady. That makes sense. I'll...

Thanks, Curtiss. Is there a make/model gauge that's a favorite with folks here?

My first somewhat-larger-scale BradyVacII puck got its first test run this morning. It's a 15" x 48" system, holding...

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

Steve, excellent warning! I'll certainly avoid that approach.

Brady, thanks so much for all the information you've shared in the articles and on the forum. And...

That'd be awesome, thanks.

I've been getting by without vac for so long, this is exciting to consider all the improvements that might be opening up for me.

Thanks for the reply.

- the Fein is so quiet, I won't be tempted to enclose it. Maybe the quietest tool in the shop!

- is there any one part of the thing that is the canary in the mine? Should...

Hi all,

I've finally decided to join the rest of the world and put together a working vacuum holddown setup. I've reviewed the BradyVacII system - and I think I mostly understand it - and I've...

Cool, thanks. I'll have to give that a shot.

Mike, those look great. I'm sure the recipients will be delighted.

What technique did you use to get such clean definition of your color filled areas? I don't see any bleed at all, very nice.

Thanks again for everyone's advice... I ended up getting the WidgetWorks knife and indeed the spring loaded functionality made it much more effective for my application than the Cricut bladeholder....

Very cool approach to making a drag knife... I wish I'd seen it a few weeks sooner! I just got a different drag knife, which is totally adequate for cutting vinyl, but there's no way it could cut...

Wow! I had no idea a vinyl cutter could be so cheap. Goodness. Very good thing to keep in mind, thanks.

I'm thinking I'll give it another shot cutting on the board itself, then try the...

Interesting... I've never played with that. I tried it just now and it appears it's coming down to the cutting Z level off to the side and then leading into the profile. For the parts I'm working on...

Hi all,

I've been doing some work for a new customer that involves some complicated masking shapes: patterns on longboard decks, kinda fun. I got excited when I learned I could apply Oramask to...

It's funny, I'd wanted to try this a while back, gathered the necessary parts last year, but didn't get around to doing so until... late June! I haven't been staying on top of this forum, so I didn't...