Work Holding

• Proper work holding is critically important, particularly for small pieces. It is very easy for a piece to come lose and come into contact with the mill bit, causing damage to the work piece and potentially damage the bit.
• There are many options for work holding including available and should be utilized on a per job basis.
  • Double sided tape
  • Tabs (configurable in Fusion 360)
    • Tabs reference
  • Clamps / Fixtures
  • Screws / Staples
  • Vacuum
• When utilizing work holding that could interfere with the mill bit, caution must be taken to ensure the clamps/fixtures will not collide with the tool head.
• Soft materials such as foam blocks can be used to mock up actual clamps for verification.
  • We won’t actually be cutting material at this point, we will only “cut air”.
  • We will run the operations and observe whether any part of the tool head contacts the foam blocks.
  • If the operation completes issue, we will install clamps in the EXACT space where the foam was located.