Re: Slave-1
Well here is my former.......don't ask no I didn't use any plans
I just made it....LOL I knew how big i wanted it and just built
it, i knew i wanted it to have a low profile and not much depth.
Just to suclk the air out a little quicker I have spent less that
$100.00 so far on the table and should finish it for $$150
maybe if I had this made I am sure it would be over $500.
Ok for the platen I used some thick MDF 3/4 inch i think
I plotted out the graph on it and drilled about 1,400 holes.
You can see in this picture the outside frame as well of the
table i built it right around the platen and trimmed it up to
fit.
Next is the platen support on the inside of the frame....
Here is the platen support on the inside finished.
Notice in this picture my index finger on the outside of the platen
marked off with pencil that thickness matches the thickness of the
platen supports you see my thumb on in the picture. This is where
the platen will get screwed to in the end.
Platen test fit just sitting on there.
Outside with the palm sander to knock down all the
exit wounds from the drill but on MDF that takes about
2 min....lol
Now time to seal it up with some
wood glue and screws.....
You see the holes i drilled
outside the platen's working dimensions
they are pre-drilled through the MDF and
into the platen supports underneath. I probably
could get one more row of holes in there.
Ok here is the bottom of the former....as
you can see I will be using the same platen
support for the bottom, and another piece
of MDF. You can see from the pics how
shallow the middle of the former is, this
is what I wanted. I will port it out through
the bottom with a whole saw before I attach
the bottom.
Next the frame work to hold the plastic....
If you were wondering I have....
37 Inches usable platen Left TO Right
22 Inches usable platen Top TO Bottom
42 Inches usable platen on the diagonal