Quote Originally Posted by Doddy View Post
Preston, Lancs?, I used to have (will have to have a hunt around) an A4 vacuum bed that I've simply never used. If I can find it you're welcome to it. I'm almost inclined to agree with Boyan, but thinking more a floating head. Or use a device attached robustly to the spindle body that presents a flat (non-scratch) foot at the material top level that sits around the cutter, so that as the cutter moves over the surface the foot presses the material around the cutter down and close to the machine bed. There must be a name for this (Quick!, to the patent office...)
Yes there is such a device, buts its more for sheet cutting. Have seen it on you tube. But this is not the way for such small stuff. Its super easy to fabricate a simple A4 vacuum fixture