Tormach has introduced a vacuum table kit designed for the PCNC 1100 3-axis milling machine that adds flexible, custom workholding to the machine for light machining applications, such as engraving ...

[enhydra] needed to modify a bunch of side inserts from some cheap ABS enclosures, and to save time and effort, he created a simple vacuum table with swappable inserts to precisely fit the parts.

Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...