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Re: Vibrations during CNC

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Originally Posted by Richard McClellan View Post
One way to reduce vibration on a leg of a C-channel would be to take a heavy C-clamp and just clamp it to the leg. This will increase the mass, hence the inertia, of the leg, thus reducing the amount that it can move or vibrate.
I've done something similar to this, but put something solid (generally a 1-2-3 block) into the C on either side of the cut, and depending on what I'm doing either clamping the legs down to squeeze the block, or just sticking it in the vise if the fit is snug enough.
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