Hi all,
Having recently become a new bot owner I have had to deal with a couple of new challenges on how to handle ply sheet goods. Prior to the bot I used a panel saw so they could be loaded vertically making things a lot easier. Being limited on space (had to post-pone a move out of the house) My bot is located in the garage, which leaves just enough room for an 8ft piece of ply to rest between the bot and the wall. Anyway long story short there isn't enough room to get behind the ply to lift it up and trying to do from the side is just too awkward. So here's my solution... I tapped into the existing plumbing I set up for the vacuum table, added a valve, an electric hoist, and made a suction base. I can't believe how well it works! Check out the pictures here: http://picasaweb.google.com/JeanChri...n/VacuumCrane#