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Easy if you have yours screwed down and leave it. I lower a bit, go from bottom left, clamp, jog to bottom right and double check about 3 times.
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I do not rely on my spoil board grooves for my horizontal X Axis reference. Clamp a guide horizontal to get that reference for zeroing the X Axis, press the work piece down with the glued tape between for the cutout, clamp the perimeter, but remember to get that one axis dead on. My solution is only tape & Contact cement within the cutout, tape, contact cement, reversed tape (sticky side out) tape, very little contact cement is needed. Wide masking tape and contact cement works well but it needs to be lined up perfect before pressing the piece down, you miss you will need to pull the entire piece up. Double sided tape in most varieties adds thickness to the project. Interesting discussion, I use hold down clamps for the material, the only time I have used contact cement or double sided tape had to with cutouts within the clamped border. I am surprised I haven’t come across this alternative anywhere.Īnd if you do accidentally get some contact cement on an unintended surface, and/or have an issue with part removal, acetone or mineral spirits will dissolve the glue bond. I’m super happy with the results and versatility. I have now cut some fairly aggressive programs without any parts shifting at all. It is essentially the same as the super glue method (a little messier if you’re not careful) but MUCH cheaper. I still apply painters tape to my mating surfaces, roll or paint the cement on the taped surfaces only (important), wait for both sides to fully dry, and stick them together. I favour 3M’s water based contact cement. I work in cabinetmaking so I have pretty consistent access to contact cement, but I think you can get a pretty big tub of it at hardware stores for under $50. I have really started to rely on the superglue/paint method, but the tiny tubes of super glue are super expensive. I haven’t seen this suggestion anywhere in all of my clamp and hold down research and trials.