T Slot Extrusion Bar
Cutting 80/20 aluminum t-slot extrusions can be dangerous, so here are 5 safety precautions you should take: Use eye protection as cutting 80/20 aluminum t-slot extrusions generates a fair amount of hot flying metal chips. A face shield is better. Cutting aluminum can be loud so hearing protection is also highly recommended. X 242' 1' x 1' t-slotted extrusion bar.
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T-Slot Aluminum Extrusions Using aluminum t-slot and one of our many fasteners or connectors, you can arrange your aluminum extrusions in numerous ways to create structures – from OSHA and ANSI. MicroRAX is a light weight mini T-Slot style building system. Suitable for use on your desktop or bench top to build science, engineering, or advanced hobby and DIY projects. T-Slot Aluminum Extrusions Using aluminum t-slot and one of our many fasteners or connectors, you can arrange your aluminum extrusions in numerous ways to create structures – from OSHA and ANSI approved machine safety guarding, workstations, desk modules, climate control enclosures, material handling racks to laser enclosures.
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MicroRAX works like larger structural framing with unique dovetail slots running down the length. Joining plates engage nuts that fit into the slots allowing for placement along the length of the profile. You can make just about any configuration imaginable. Made from high-strength precision extruded aluminum (6063-T6), MicroRAX is much stronger than plastic building systems or thin punched sheet metal.
MicroRAX is 'green' too, by following the three R's; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
1. Smaller so you use less material.
2. Easy to take apart for reuse.
3. Made from aluminum which is 100% recyclable.
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T-Slot / V-Slot
T-Slot has been around for many years. It has matured to a solid building system using in industry and by hobby engineers to build everything from machine enclosures to CNC machines, 3D printers and robots! It is strong enough to withstand many industrial stresses and modular enough allow for universal designs.
The T-slot system consists of extruded aluminum of various sizes with a “T” shaped slot on one or more of its sides. The shapes, sizes and designs may be different, but the “T” slot is common to all. The “T” slot allows of a variety of hardware to be connected to the extrusion so that complex structures can be constructed.
Types of T-Slot
There are many types of T-Slot available on the market. Some of the most common for small scale engineering include:
- V-Slot
- MakerBeam
- OpenBeam
- MicoRax
As show above, these 4 type range from 10mm to 20mm square profile. Each profile has its unique features, but all share the “T” slot function.
The profiles are not limited to square. V-slot, for example, comes in 4 sizes 20x80mm, 20x60mm, 20x40mm and 20x20mm :
Some manufactures produce larger square and other shaped profiles:
MakerBeam can fit a screw into its T-slot:
MicroRax is small, light and uses t-nuts and screws:
OpenBeam can fit a standard nut into its t-slot:
T Slot Aluminum Profile
V-Slot uses t-nuts and is different from the other profiles because has “V” grooves that fit special “V” wheels and allow for easy linear motion:
T Slot Extrusion Aluminum
Above are four different approaches to T-slot, there are in fact many more.