We get asked a lot of questions about vacuum table system on the STEPCRAFT so we have dedicated this page to try to inform how they work and why the spec is the way it is.
our specifications are designed to fullfill the following criteria
The pumps we provide range from 0.75kW up to 3kW. For the STEPCRAFT the recommended pump system is the 1.1kW system as it runs off single phase and will provide good performance up to the 840 sized travel.
The pump systems have the following features
The image of the pump here shown is typically used in vacuum bagging and vacuum processing. These pumps are a lot less expensive than a turnkey side channel blower system. the reason they don’t work well is as follows
Watch the video here shown of the STEPCRAFT machining out an interface panel from gravoply. The part is held “through” the MDF.
To setup your STEPCRAFT CNC router system with a vacuum table system there are a few steps to optimise your installation.