PVC Louver Panel

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Hi Sam,

The doors look great! In your other post you mentioned the door halves were laminated together. If you don't mind, what did you use for an adhesive?

Thanks for posting.

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Hi Sam,

Thanks for the info and link. I've bookmarked it for future use.

Tim

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Sam,

Thanks for the info one the adhesive.

Paul Z

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Nice louvered panels. :D
And thanks for the adhesive link. They also carry the hard to find plastic biscuits.

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Looks good. What was the cut time on that panel? Wondering if it would be faster to make a real louvred panel the old fashioned way (maybe using the CNC for the louvre mortises, or pin holes if the louvres opened and closed).
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I'm very impressed you can machine those panels in 14 minutes. You've shown some well designed, clean work.

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Absolutely beautiful, sharbold, may I ask where you get your PVC material and is there a "brand" you prefer?

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sharbold wrote:
fretsman68 wrote:Absolutely beautiful, sharbold, may I ask where you get your PVC material and is there a "brand" you prefer?

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Dave I use both Azek and Versatex but of the two I prefer Versatex. The versatex seems to have a more dense core and the thickness is more precise. Azek I purchase from Parksite Plunkett Webster and the Versatex I purchase from TW Perry. Both companies are located in Baltimore.

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Excellent, thank you, Sam-

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When you said 14 minutes, I suspected you must be cutting those on a tapered jig! Most posters on here would simply use a finish toolpath and waste 6 or 7 hours of machine time, without getting those nice clean lines.

What kind of a vacuum are you using? I have an older dental vacuum unit (wet ring) that will pull 60cfm at 22"Hg. I use a 1/2" hose with quick connectors to hook up to my different jigs, and I use 1.5mm natural rubber sandblasting mask as the gasket. I cover the whole surface of my jig with the rubber, then cut out sections of the rubber to act as the plenum (since I'm going for an airtight seal, I don't need a deep plenum because there is virtually no airflow). This gives an airtight seal and I can cut out pieces less then 5cmx5cm with no movement.
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Can you help me with this same basic setup with extira wmdf? Any programming or advice greatly appreciated.

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