I'm on the lookout for a product, but I don't know if they exist or what they would be called - hopefully someone here may have come across them before!
I'm building a CNC machine that will have a spoilboard with an array of holes drilled in to it (maybe in a 100mmx100mm grid) - I want to use these to hold down workpieces securely with a clamp system. Most people drill these holes and then bang in tee nuts from the other side, providing a screwthread to give a secure anchoring point for a jig/clamp.
Instead, I was hoping that there was some form of temporary metal rivet that I could push in to a hole and secure with some sort of spring mechanism. There are Cleco fasteners (demo here) which look like they would work, but they would protrude too far above the workpiece. I'd ideally want a low-profile version of this, if it exists.
Has anyone seen any sort of fastening mechanism that may fit the bill?
I'm building a CNC machine that will have a spoilboard with an array of holes drilled in to it (maybe in a 100mmx100mm grid) - I want to use these to hold down workpieces securely with a clamp system. Most people drill these holes and then bang in tee nuts from the other side, providing a screwthread to give a secure anchoring point for a jig/clamp.
Instead, I was hoping that there was some form of temporary metal rivet that I could push in to a hole and secure with some sort of spring mechanism. There are Cleco fasteners (demo here) which look like they would work, but they would protrude too far above the workpiece. I'd ideally want a low-profile version of this, if it exists.
Has anyone seen any sort of fastening mechanism that may fit the bill?