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Cam Clamp Down Combo

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Jeremy Richards

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Jeremy Richards
Auckland, New Zealand

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A clamp based on Inventables clamps, with a cam built into the back.

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John McWhirter
Good use of the undocumented height-map feature in Easel! I'm going to cut some this weekend.
John McWhirter
Jeremy Richards
Thanks John! Yeah, any work that I can have the X-Carve do, that. I don't have to, is good. :)
Jeremy Richards
Martin
Hello, John, Where did you find info about the height-map feature? What is it exactly?
Martin
Casey kookla
thanks for this! made a few of them so far. wondering, what size bit do you use? when I have it on 1/8" it says bit is too large and I seem to get it with a 1/16" bit also, I still cut it anyways but I'm not sure if I'm missing any detail or something. I'm new lol
Casey kookla
Jeremy Richards
You are welcome Casey. I believe that when I carve them I use a 1/8" bit and just ignore the message because it is most likely to do with the gradient. If it still comes out ok then I wouldn't worry about it.
Jeremy Richards
Phil Barrett jr
What type of material ? I'm thinking of trying a plastic
Phil Barrett jr
Seamus Koh
Hi, may I know how was the gradient saved into the svg file?
Seamus Koh
Jeremy Richards
Hi Seamus, The gradient is actually a bunch of depth rectangles in succession creating a stepped version of a gradient effect. Check out the forums for more info, where I and others discuss how to achieve the effect.
Jeremy Richards
Seamus Koh
Hi Jeremy, thanks for the reply, I will check them out :)
Seamus Koh
Kevin meek
Hi can easel machine text on an archive?
Kevin meek
Kevin meek
Sorry I meant an arc.
Kevin meek
Jeremy Richards
Sorry Kevin, I don't think it does, but InkScape or Illustrator or other vector apps do and you can import an svg into Easel if that helps.
Jeremy Richards
Bob Dick
Wish I could find someone with an open version of Illustrator I could get for my Mac or even Pc would work .
Bob Dick
Jeremy Richards
Hi Robert, Try InkScape. It is probably what you are looking for.
Jeremy Richards
Bob Dick
Tried this it cuts fine except for the back end. wont cut the edge on both sides and leaves it attached . ? help
Bob Dick
Jeremy Richards
This could be for multiple reasons Bob, the waist board might not be level or maybe tabs are enabled on the outline cutout... can you post a pic on the forum? Tag me in the post if you do.
Jeremy Richards
Bob Dick
I posted two pics in forum , but did not see a way to tag you .Jeremy Richards
Bob Dick
Dominick Marino
Cut this project using Easel and while it did cut the clamps fine it did not cut the gradient part. What am I missing?
Dominick Marino
Jeremy Richards
Hi Dominick, Easel has changed a bunch since I created this file, but it should still work. Try sending the cutout outline to the back and see if that changes anything.
Jeremy Richards
Dominick Marino
I sent them all to back, but didn't make a difference. Its like Easel is totally ignoring the gradient part and and just cutting outline only.
Dominick Marino
Dominick Marino
Its weird cause in the preview they totally look cutout but the actual toolpath is ignored completely.
Dominick Marino
Cad Melrose
This cam idea may work beautifully for my mosaic tile project in my class, but how it the work piece held down (in Z-direction)? Did you also use the regular stepped clamp blocks? Thanks!
Cad Melrose
Jeremy Richards
Hi Cad, For any operation that I use these for, all I use is the cam. There is enough friction from the side clamping to hold the work piece down.
Jeremy Richards
Cad Melrose
Got it. Thanks for the response! I'll give it a try.
Cad Melrose
Bob  Vandigriff
Hi Jeremy, what is the screw setup you use? Also, is that a washer or some sort of sleeve in the screw hole? Can I use one of the stock inventables clamp screws with this setup?
Bob Vandigriff
Cad Melrose
When I tried importing the svg into easel it gave me the following error: "Your SVG contains objects that are not supported by Easel. Cannot import shapes with clipping paths (clip-path attributes)." I am wondering if this is because of the gradient at the end to create a slope?
Cad Melrose
Jeremy Richards
Hi Cad, Try clicking on the “Open in Easel” button, and see if that works. What looks like a gradient in the SVG file is actually just a bunch of this boxes with different depths
Jeremy Richards
Cad Melrose
That worked, thanks! I didn't even notice that button.
Cad Melrose
Jeff Cooper
Great design works fabulous. Had to bring the outer cut to the front of the design so my 1/8 bit would work but it was an easy fi. Thanks for designing this.
Jeff Cooper
Gerard Enos
awesome but it didnt finish the cut where the gradeint is.
Gerard Enos
Henry Rivera
down to where the clamp is tapered, I notice that the bit does not cut around it, all the way through. how would I cut it out?
Henry Rivera
Shawn M Paris
made some today 01/31/2023 but it did not cut out around the gradient portion of the clamps.
Shawn M Paris
Jeremy Richards
Hi Shawn, glad you were able to make some. What size bit did you use? It may have ignored the gradient due to the size of the bit… otherwise, I made this so long ago that the changes in Easel over time might have caused a problem.
Jeremy Richards
robert allen gustafson
i am having the same problem that Shawn Paris is having, got any hints on how to fix it?
robert allen gustafson
Jeremy Richards
Hi Robert, I went and double checked it and it all seems to be working. You have to be using a 1/8" bit and have it set to 1/8" otherwise it will skip the ramp parts. Hopefully that helps.
Jeremy Richards