Hi all! I have an Outback CNC on the way which is exciting. Haven't seen them talked about anywhere so fumbling in the dark a little at the moment. Anyway, I'm thinking about what baseboard/spoilboard (is the collective term "bed", or best to be explicit?) setup to use. I'm leaning towards T-slot rails because I think they'll be easier to work with than a spoilboard with threaded inserts. And if the spoilboard is made of strips that sit between the rails, does a baseboard under that add any value? To save 1000 words, here's the design I had in mind. Brown is the Outback CNC aluminium frame, purple is the T-slot rails, green is MDF spoilboard sitting a little proud of the rails. To end up with something like this: Is that a good approach?
I originally set mine up that way. I've used the t-slots a handful of times. I use screws sometimes, but more times than not I use doublesided tape.
I only put a lot of effort into my first spoilboard (threaded inserts). After I threw that one away I use masking tape and superglue for almost everything, occasionally woodscrews into the spoilboard. Alex.
Good to know! Thanks for the feedback. Gives me a bit of freedom to do what tickles because it probably doesn't matter much in the end!
I used 3 different ones before I settled on this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GQ8XRHF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I've been using this one, but I've had it release on me mid-job (which is infuriating, as I'm sure you know/can imagine):Double Stick Tape Paper Backing Natural Rubber/Resin Adhesive for The Machinist, Woodworker, Crafts-Person or DIYer 33 Yard Roll (DCE)48 mm x33m / 1 Did this happen to be one of the ones you've tried?
Similar stuff, yes. I've never had the board fully release with the stuff I sent you. Only a corner when the wood started to twist due to too much material removal. Thats when you jump in right away and tape it down from the top
Yeah, I have had that happen (the twisting). It's caused me to nearly throw the piece I was working on across my shop LOL. I'd been engraving a 3d relief for about 2 hours when it started and it caused the bit to dig in near the very end.
Same. But that tape is solid. There have been times when I've had a hard time removing the finished piece from the the spoilboard.
