Vacuum table Setup Advice

[JAZZCNC]

this is my goal, datron make it look so easy...

datron make it look dead easy

Argh.!! . . It's Dangerous watching expensive Pro-level machines because you have a lot of specialised and expensive things there all working together to make it look that easy. Which are not always obvious.!!

First there is a high power Vac pump or system designed to cope with the vacuum loss doing the sucking. The Vac table is a high Density hole pattern table type optimised for holding small parts. Then you have fact they are using special permeable Matt systems like VillMill which has a adhesize layer to help hold it down and distribute suction evenly.
Then quality 60,000rpm spinlde taking relatively small DOC at high feeds rates with quality Carbide tooling connected to a sophisticated cooling system greatly helping ease things along.!

Now I'm not saying milling small parts can't be done but it is a different ball game to larger pieces with more surface area so requires certain methods to be employed. Or Buy expensive Vacuum systems like Datron offer designed to cope with it.!

Can't just throw it on standard table with relatively low pressure sucking directly from the pump then cut thru it or take heavy cuts and not expect it move.
If it was that easy we'd all just use Henry's and Vacuum table for holding every thing.!!