Skip Weiser
05-27-2009, 10:20 PM
I've been working on various colors of these for a couple of days now, so I thought I'd post some pics. Hope you find this interesting
I'm using a DIY vacuum jig to cut trim pieces that get glued onto lighters. The material is Dymondwood and it's a little over 1/32" thick (.040 to .050" ) . The bottom pieces are about 1 1/4" square and the tops are 1 1/4" wide x 3/4".
The customer requires a rounded edge on the pieces too. I got lucky and found a 3 flute, 3/32" radius, corner rounding end mill that does a nice job.
How would you cut these without vacuum? They are too fragile for double sided tape, and tabs/bridges are out of the question. This was the best idea that I could come up with and it works great.
I'm using a DIY vacuum jig to cut trim pieces that get glued onto lighters. The material is Dymondwood and it's a little over 1/32" thick (.040 to .050" ) . The bottom pieces are about 1 1/4" square and the tops are 1 1/4" wide x 3/4".
The customer requires a rounded edge on the pieces too. I got lucky and found a 3 flute, 3/32" radius, corner rounding end mill that does a nice job.
How would you cut these without vacuum? They are too fragile for double sided tape, and tabs/bridges are out of the question. This was the best idea that I could come up with and it works great.