10 Workholding Ideas For Laser Cutters

The last couple of weeks, I've been getting to know my new Y-400 laser cutter, and I have been trying out different methods to hold items on the laser cutter.

Of course, it is possible to ignore fixturing your work on a laser cutter! Just go ahead and cut it! It will work just fine! :)

Sometimes the 1/8" inch (3mm) plywood I want to cut is warped like a potato chip, and I do want to try to hold it down. I tried some random weights I had lying around the shop before deciding to design and make a couple of 3D printed solutions! The magnets do the best job of straightening out the plywood.

I have mostly been using my honeycomb bed without any standoffs, but I thought while I was at it, I might make a couple of different types of standoffs for the bed. Overall, I think my preference is towards the magnets with the metal spikes. The spikes are for clothing, but they work great for standoffs. I will put an Amazon link to these below.

I also created a 3D printed version of the honeycomb pins that includes a spike. There will be a link below for all the 3D printed files in this project.

Thanks for watching!

00:00 Intro
00:23 Weights or 1-2-3 Blocks
01:08 Magnets
02:30 Magnetic Corner Braces
03:08 Laser Cut Corner Braces
04:05 Honeycomb Hold-Down Pins
04:46 Laser Cut Honeycomb Hold-Down Pins
05:45 Nail / Rivet Bed
07:02 Magnets with Spikes
07:46 Honeycomb Hold-Downs with Spikes
08:17 Laser Cut Hold-Downs with Spikes
09:15 Outro

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