At Cost Group Buy - Custom Vector Pin Table

[Greg W Watson]

Between here an at the Trotec Users Facebook page, we have 13 people interested which means the price will be coming down. I am getting it re-quoted this morning from the vendor, All Metals in Allen TX.

13 TOTAL UNITS HAVE BEEN RESERVED 1 - Greg Watson...
3 - Chris Edens
1 - Scott Evans
1 - Lisa Higginbotham
2 - Mike Avena
1 - Bonnie Knight
1 - Colby Yoder
1 - Geoff Orlick
1 - Keith Downing (SMC)
1 - Tami Wilson (SMC)

[Gary Hair]

Here are the extra parts you will need

McMaster:

QTY 8 - $3.33 Each - 91115a292 - 18-8 Stainless Steel Female Threaded Hex Standoff, 3/8" Hex Size, 3/4" Length, 10-32 Thread Size
QTY 1 - $3.12 10 pk - 90585a989 - 316 Stainless Steel Hex Drive Flat Head Screw, 82 Degree Countersink Angle, 10-32 Thread Size, 1/2" Long (need 8 total)
QTY ? - $7.12 10 pk - 90145a487 - 18-8 Stainless Steel Dowel Pin, 1/8" Diameter, 2-1/2" Length You can buy as many or as little as you want here. I don't think you will need a full tables worth. They come in a pack of 10.

an alternate pin - it's not stainless but I'm not sure that's really necessary.
https://www.huyett.com/Products/Fast...searchText=1/8

[Greg W Watson]

an alternate pin - it's not stainless but I'm not sure that's really necessary.
https://www.huyett.com/Products/Fast...searchText=1/8

That is a FANTASTIC find!!!!

[Gene Uselman]

I also wonder if the SS pins will attract a magnet- some SS alloys seem to not? Did you answer why you are using 2 drilled plates? Thanks Gene

[Greg W Watson]

I also wonder if the SS pins will attract a magnet- some SS alloys seem to not? Did you answer why you are using 2 drilled plates? Thanks Gene

Because it is simple and I have the steel flat bed that it will sit on.

[Michele Welch]

This is very cool, great job. Will follow for new reduced price.

[Gerald Johs]

Being new to the laser business and having a speedy 300, what is the advantage of having this? It could be possible that this would be something I would use in the future. Might be interested.

Gerald

[Gary Hair]

Your question was already answered in post #7

[Don Corbeil]

Interested.
Up to this point I have been using homemade pins (thin nails with neodymium magnets) but this would be a cleaner, better fitting solution.

[Kev Williams]

'fraid a pin table wouldn't help me since I don't cut much, and when I do it's typically small items. On the rare occasion a pin table would be handy, I just use #6 lockwashers... I just pour out a bunch on the laser table and space them out as needed. They're uniform, and they raise the work about 1/16" off the table.

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[Gary Hair]

'fraid a pin table wouldn't help me since I don't cut much, and when I do it's typically small items. On the rare occasion a pin table would be handy, I just use #6 lockwashers... I just pour out a bunch on the laser table and space them out as needed. They're uniform, and they raise the work about 1/16" off the table.

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I hope you take this as a compliment Kev because it is!

Only you could come up with an idea like this.

[Bill George]

Are you sure your not re-inventing the wheel? On my garage wall and they have been in place forever, perferated metal looks like peg board but its sheet metal with it looks like 3/16 (or smaller) inch holes on one inch centers.
Sold at Home Depot > http://www.homedepot.com/p/Wall-Cont...32GV/202477786

Or here > http://diamondlifegear.com/pegboard....FYi4wAodzOoLBA

[Gary Hair]

Are you sure your not re-inventing the wheel? On my garage wall and they have been in place forever, perferated metal looks like peg board but its sheet metal with it looks like 3/16 (or smaller) inch holes on one inch centers.
Sold at Home Depot > http://www.homedepot.com/p/Wall-Cont...32GV/202477786

Or here > http://diamondlifegear.com/pegboard....FYi4wAodzOoLBA

Bill - those are stamped sheet metal and are going to be nowhere near flat enough to be useful in a laser. Being sheet metal means you won't be able to size them to your laser - if they don't fit then you are out of luck. At least with 1/8" aluminum you could run it through a tablesaw and trim it to whatever size you want/need.

[Bill George]

The bottom link has them in brushed aluminum 1/8 thick and stainless, they also make custom sizes.

[Gary Hair]

The bottom link has them in brushed aluminum 1/8 thick and stainless, they also make custom sizes.

$151.xx for a single piece of aluminum 24" x 36". I'll stick with what Greg found...