Vacuum table plans

[jcar01 (John Car)]

Does anyone have cad file plans for a vacuum table for XXL? I am really shocked that Carbide has not done a project plan on how to build a nice vacuum table for Shapeoko.

Thanks

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

@edwardrford did one a while back:

https://forum.shapeoko.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=7480&p=58845#p58845

[jcar01 (John Car)]

Thank you for the quick reply. Do you know where I can download a CAD file for the XXL pro waste board bed? I want to design a new VAC table and use some of the waste board mounting holes.

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

That has not been published.

I drew up an individual filler strip:

Hybrid T-track slats - XXL.c2d (110.5 KB)

You could rotate it and duplicate it, and arrange the duplicates at a suitable distance measuring based on the techniques at:

Notes on rapid positions and wasteboard leveling

Finally taking the time to revisit this with other machine sizes. For a Shapeoko 3 the rapid coordinate positions are (assuming one has set the origin at the SW rapid position point): NW = 0, 350 N = 200, 350 NE = 400, 350 W = 0, 215 C = 200, 215 E = 400, 215 SW = 0,0 S = 200, 0 SE = 400, 0 which yields: [image] It is possible to move 5mm to the left along X on a Z-Plus machine, and 65mm towards the front of the machine, and the Southernmost Rapid Position Points are align…