I have drilled holes in 1/2" pvc and run it around the two sides and back. It is hooked to an exhaust fan suction plate on the side of the enclosure. The holes takes a suction between my grid and the metal backing plate.

Love your videos you are the first person in this space that thinks like me. I love your jig idea and like this one too. I love the “cover” concept because we have chickens and barn cats as well!

Very informative! I am thinking of doing basically the same type of vac sytem for my laser. I just got a Longer Ray5 20W and the extension kit as well as the roller attachment. I built a table in my basement for it and I was thinking of getting one of those zip up plastic type enclosures but I have heard they are kinna flimsy. Since seeing this I think I am going to go this route with some mods to suit my needs! I have a vivosun 4" 195 cfm vent fan that I am going to use for the fan. BTW I have all your jig files that I got off of Etsy! I know they are going to come in super handy! Thanks for all the videos! Guinea hens are your guard chicken it looks like! Growing up in rural Texas on the farm we had about 10 of them! The make a racket when disturbed at night! Excellent alarm chickens!

I am making my version of your down draft table thanks for the idea.

Very nice design! Efficient and powerful.

Hey you may want to take the galvanized steel and replace it with regular steel. The galvanized steel can release toxic fumes. Your video was great and I just got my laser this week. Again great video!

that is a great idea- a Res Neck= MACGYVER is to make, form, or repair (something) with what is conveniently on hand.

Dude! Love your jig setup!

Thanks, very informative. I will use some of your ideas in my setup. New to lasers, but I am a woodworker and understand the “out of necessity” comments. Will use your Etsy site and get the hold down/jig set up.

Sorry. I should have started by saying. Thank you for this video. Very informative. 😃

Thanks for a great video, the name of that bird is a " Tarentall " prove me wrong lol

OUTSTANDING - WELL DONE !!!

Very Kool! Thank You for sharing this!

Nice! Enjoyed the livestream too!

Cool - thanks for the video!!!!

Thanks!

Really love your stuff

brilliant ..

Great idea, love it.

Great thinking!

Have you considered drilling a grid of holes in the bed under the work area to provide for 'suction Hold down' of the work pieces?

Can I use peg board for co2 laser bed? But the issue it has more area and less holes! So laser will touch the bed more often! Will that be an issue?

Great idea, do you know the size of the motor on the shop vac?

Thank you very much. i like your place, your style and your videos. i don't have a laser engraver yet, but i'm collecting a lot of information about it. i heard about the advantages of the airassist and in particular that the lens would not get dirty as quickly. this gave me the idea of ​​an underfloor extraction system. you did it great. question, wouldn't it be more effective to drill a few more holes in the middle, for smaller workpieces?

I like your videos very informative was wondering if I used my dust collector as the vacuum

Im in Ala near Bham. Where are you located?

Using galvanized steel and a laser cutting. Does the zinc in galvanized metal bother you?

You through me with the title Vacuum table. When I think vacuum table what comes to mind is a table that uses a vacuum pump to hold down material to a machine. Generally a CNC milling machine. I thought you had come up with a way to hold down material on a D1 Dave

Going video. Thank you for the information. Am I wrong that if you made the holes in the table bigger or more of them it would increase the air flow and draw more smoke possibly?

Whats the material under the laser? Thank you

I'm new to your channel, great video! I just got a 10 watt laser a few days ago, and I'm going to do something similar to remove smoke and hold the material down flat. Do you use air assist with yours? I love using eastern red cedar too - live in Arkansas. Some woods make more soot and smoke than others. Woods that make good firewood such as oak and hickory make less soot - and less buildup in the chimney.

Thank you for the video I now have my project for the weekend. Do you not have to use the honeycomb with your setup?

Hi, did you ever turbo charge your vacuum table?

What is the camera/program you use to see the thing you’re engraving on with the design?

Thanks for the video. Like the concept. Plus the wire mesh table. Food for thought. My XTool will be delivered soon. Have been searching for source for safety glasses. Where did you get yours? Thanks,

What's the best method to get the hardware cloth perfectly flat? It comes in a roll and I'd be concerned about some bowing.

Add a little music and you got your self a rave party.

New to your channel. I heard about you through Maymay. (funny how things work out this way, huh? The big man knows what he's doing, even when I don't. haha) I am saving to get one of these laser cutters, and I was wondering is it's only specific kinds of wood that will smoke, or does everything smoke. For instance, I plan to use mine to engrave and cut acrylics and basswood for making dollhouse miniatures.. Very sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm researching what I need beforehand, rather than after. My craft room is in my house, so I want to be as safe as possible. Thanks in advance. I'll be watching a lot more of your videos in the coming weeks.

What kind of cfm are you amount are you going to move up to? My inline fan is 190 cfm and is doing pretty good so far

How were you able to see an outline of your wood in lightburn? 7:46 Mine just shows the entire work area

Great video thanks for making it! What kind of cfm are u looking for? When u decide on a fan please share it with ur subscribers

A cheap 2nd vacuum compared to a new suction pump sounds good to me 😉

Hi love your videos very helpful and informative Question for you I've been looking for smoke extraction and a lot of folks have said a shop vac isn't designed to run for a long period of time Yours seems to do ok Thoughts? Thank you

oh its just a shop vac?

Did anyone else come here to see a vacuum table and find smoke extraction instead?

Ginny Hens

Awesome!

You can get "zinc shakes" from the fumes from galvanised steel.