Went to tighten one of the clamps for the first time today and the head is pretty much not tighten-able. Do we have spare bolts anywhere? These seem to be custom made lol. @CNCtechs

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Ah… It finally gave up… Don’t worry we should have a spare, thanks for letting us know. Next time one of the @CNCtechs is around they can change it. Are you in hurry to finish your project? If so you can use a makeshift clamp by bolting a piece of square wood down ( if you can find a bolt having si…

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I was actually fine because i could clamp it hard in one direction and for the really shallow cuts i was doing on the aluminum the stock didn’t seem to be under much force at all. (0.5mm passes up to 1.5mm max depth on a 12.7mm thick piece of stock.)

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Mini cnc clamp completely stripped?

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Federico (Federico ) 19 June 2024 16:30 4

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