Adding t-track clamps to our CNC | X-Carve upgrade | How to

We added t-track clamps to our X-Carve to make it easier to clamp things, set jigs, and use less material. Thanks to Chromebooks for sponsoring this video! Find out more about Chromebooks here: Other Sponsors: Our CNC is the Inventables X-Carve, check it out here: Check out ISOtunes, our fave hearing protection: All the files for this project are here: Our hex ring dishes (help us make tens!): Patreon and Aftershow Merch & store Instagram @evanandkatelyn TOOLS / MATERIALS (affiliate) ■ X-Carve ■ Rockler t-track ■ Rockler clamps ■ 1/4“ carbide 4 flute end mill (for the t-track groove) ■ 1/4“ carbide 4 flute ball nose end mill (for the ring dish) ■ Power screwdriver ■ Bit set ■ Jigsaw ■ Shop vac ■ Wall dust collector ■ Ceiling mount filtration ■ Digital calipers ■ Sanding block FILMING GEAR (affiliate) ■ Fujifilm X-T10 (main camera) ■ 35mm F 1.4 lens (makes things look fancy) ■ Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 V (vlog and slow-mo camera) ■ Mic for voiceovers ■ Pop filter for voiceovers ■ Desktop sound booth ■ Wireless lav mics ■ Shotgun microphone ■ Main tripod ■ Pan head for tripod ■ Joby GorillaPod tripod ■ Ballhead for tripod ■ Gearbest gimbal ■ Lighting kit STAY UP TO DATE ■ Instagram @evanandkatelyn ■ Twitter ■ Pinterest ■ Blog ■ Etsy MUSIC Departures by David Cutter THANK YOU TOP PATREON SUPPORTERS! ■ Katelyn’s Mom ■ Brandon’s Bees ■ Bruce A. Ulrich ■ Kit Low ■ Infinite Craftsman ■ Zach and Jazz ■ Corey Ward ■ Figments Made ■ Vincent Ferrari ■ Scooter’s Workbench ■ Corso Systems ■ Brooke Boen ■ Matt Baker ■ Jason Kaczmarsky ■ Cameron Dorsey ■ David Granz ■ Allen Canterbury ■ Making LoCo ■ Small Fry Creations . ■ George Partin ■ Sam Atkins ■ Thistledoo ■ Joel Telling ■ Hubbard’s :// ■ Will Burke ■ Richard Johnson ■ ManCrafting ■ TexWoodBuilds ■ Miter Mike’s Woodshop ■ Jon Schwartz ■ Chris Hayes ■ David Bellhorn ■ Ryan Erskine ■ SeaBass ■ John Made It ■ Jonny Builds ■ Kyle Hord ■ Evan’s parents ■ Nick Biederman ■ Chuck Burgmuller ■ Pamela Toh ■ Laura Kampf ■ Make Build Modify ■ Kaia Works ■ Michael Pilosov ■ Alex Bate ■ fun-tom ■ David Bauer ■ Jose Carlos Padial Diaz-Merino ■ Brian Santero ■ Tyler Bell ■ MakerBarn ■ Daniel Tyson ■ Tehzett ■ Emily & Ella Early ■ Frank Wiebenga ■ Josh Hess ■ Matt Becker ■ Roman ■ Brendon Otto ■ Bryce Plays Games ■ Steven and Halle ■ Tim Myers ■ Christoffer Sjöbergsson ■ Mayfield Reynolds ■ Elliot Iddon ■ Charlie Robinson ■ Scott Kuker ■ Celene Tang ■ Bob Pederson ■ Tim White This project has already made clamping stuff on our CNC SO MUCH EASIER! It helps us set up jigs which is great when we are making multiples of the same cut, but it also allows us to use less stock because it can clamp from the sides instead of the top. We used Rockler T-tracks and clamps and so far they've worked really well. The piece has been really secure for all cuts. We also love that it was such an easy upgrade to make. It was way less complicated than our earlier ideas of running t-slot in a grid pattern, and it's flexible enough to work for big and sm