AMAZING Cheap CNC Fixture: Superglue!

Superglue and painter’s tape is an amazing, cheap workholding and fixturing solution for CNC Machining!  Superglue, when used with masking tape is reliable and it allows you full access to your part! After machining a semi-sacrificial sub-plate we’ll use this technique to machine a Fender Jaguar Control Plate. Finally, we’ll push the limit by subjecting it to the HELL TEST! The question is…. could this be the holy grail of fixturing?

Superglue Fixturing Bill of Materials:

An excellent Super Glue. The version we regularly use.  Accelerator reduces cure time from minutes to seconds.

One of the strongest glue we’ve used (although slightly more expensive than 2P 10), and performs better with flood coolant.

This is the best tape we’ve found so far! It has a high adhesion level, and is designed to withstand high temperatures. This means that the tape adhesive is less likely to fail if your part gets hot (but the superglue still can, so be careful!)

Normal Painters Tape or Masking Tape works great for most metals & materials – just make sure to clean the surfaces first.

This 3M High-Bond Masking Tape has a very high adhesion level and works great on hard-to-stick surfaces like steel.

Used to clean the workpiece prior to applying tape and can be used to remove superglue.

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