MDF spoilboards are widely used on CNC routers because they provide a simple and effective surface for machining sheet materials. However, MDF is naturally porous, which means vacuum systems must continually pull air through the spoilboard while also trying to hold the workpiece securely. Tile Gasket™ from All Star CNC was developed to help shops … Read more
When a CNC router table starts losing vacuum performance, the problem is not always the pump. One of the first areas worth checking is the Grid Gasket. This small but critical component plays a major role in creating the dependable seal needed to keep vacuum pressure focused where it belongs. A Grid Gasket is designed … Read more
CNC Routers are capable of amazing things. Don’t let poor vacuum performance and inefficient work-hold limit the machine’s production. Some CNC Router operators are told that if they cannot hold their parts with their existing vacuum system, that they need to upgrade their vacuum pump. That can be a major, unexpected cost for someone trying … Read more
Reliable part hold-down is essential when CNC shops are producing the same components repeatedly. When parts move during machining, operators may be forced to add tabs, leave onion skins, slow feed rates, or perform additional recuts. Inboard Gasketing provides another approach by concentrating vacuum directly where the part is located. In All Star CNC’s experience, … Read more
Every shop we deal with is unique. There are so many different variables that can change (type of router being used, type of material being cut, type of tooling being utilized, type of elevation being based, etc.) that no two shops are ever the same. But every customer that finds us is looking to address … Read more
For those CNC Router operators that do production parts, we encourage these facilities to implement Dedicated Fixtures for improved router performance. The basic MDF spoilboard is leaky, drafty and a very ineffective way to get max vacuum to the PART, the most important thing in the whole process. A Dedicated Fixture like these are working … Read more
An Essential Starting Point For Any Vacuum Table is The Gasket Between Your Grid Table and MDF Spoilboard. “The Lip of The Freezer Door” to Focus Your Vacuum Through The Top of Your MDF Spoilboard The very first thing that is needed for CNC Router Vacuum success? Grid Gasket for the table itself. Get that … Read more
The Most Efficient Way to Hold Parts Securely is by Making a Dedicated Fixture Specific to Your Parts. Run Production Jobs in One Pass, Eliminate Onion Skins or Tabs. More Parts in Less Time. (Inboard Gasket CR 25 25) This customer is putting his Dedicated Fixtures directly on top of his MDF spoilboard. With another … Read more
Parlor Skis Utilizing The Versatile Surface Area of Our Tile Gasket (TG CR 06) to Cut The Core Shape of Their Snowboards. A photo of a very happy customer of ours sent us this to demonstrate how they are utilizing our Tile Gasket material to improve their work holding on their CNC Router’s spoilboard. If … Read more
No better source to MAX YOUR VAC for CNC Router operators than All Star CNC Products’ new and expanding YouTube Channel. It can be found at: YouTube.com/c/ALLSTARCNCPRODUCTS The videos we are creating are designed to help educate any shop having vacuum-related challenges when it comes to holding their parts. Our goal is to improve the … Read more
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