Vacuum Clamping

[Bob McBreen]

I have been using domino's on many projects recently and expect even more coming up. Even though my workbench has the grid of 20 mm holes, along with every appropriate clamp than I can think of, I find myself constantly changing clamp positions. In the past I had started investigating the Festool vacuum product but not long after it was discontinued in North America.

I have kept current with the diy solutions from many YouTube channels. Normally I would jump on building my own but heath issues have limited my time in the shop. I would rather build furniture instead of shop projects.

I saw that Rockler has a pump and the pads available but don't know anyone that has real world use. Does anyone that has actually used the Rockler product pros & cons that they can share?

Thanks Bob

[ChrisA Edwards]

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[John Kananis]

If you have a veneer press, you can use the pads from vacupress.com - I have no experience with the rockler version.