You Big Dummy! (Fred G. Sanford)

Well technically it is work clamp. A lot generalized it as ground clamp.

Being worried about it you could add s lead from the clamp and tie it to your table. I promise it is if but when that would cause cutting issues. It is easy to forget but best to try to remember.

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That is why you will see others try to correct people when they say “ground” as it truly is a misnomer. I suspect many times, those being ‘corrected’ are not catching the reference. I have seen people say “ground clamp” who have been cutting for several years.

As Phillip says the technical term is “work lead/clamp

You won’t forget to attach the work lead no more than 3 more times. I promise! :wink:
And if you do, on the first attempted pierce you will hear the difference and stop it immediately.

Tin uses a good strategy with most all of his designs/cuts. He creates a separate toolpath (Fusion) but you can do this with SheetCAM (layer) where he has his first pierce be in a waste pierce of metal. That accomplishes two things: 1) gets rid of the longggg first pierce that sometimes causes a defect looking cut; and 2) you will be able to observe if it is cutting correctly and not mess up your metal.

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For me this is the hardest struggle I face in life!!! :rofl: :rofl:

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Just an update on how the “award” came out.

Overall, I’m pretty happy with it.

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Good job on the Award, it looks great!

Thanks you sir!