I made my own fixed design. Nearly 2" material clearance.
francisMarasigan… Is the .STL file available and if so where (thingiverse)
Thankyou
Man I wish the X-carriage was made from steel.
To just clamp on a dust shoe to it with a couple magnets would be so sweet!
Thats a nice idea. It might still be doable, just look for metal stick that will fit in the slide and then use neodym magnet on the 3d parts so it can be easily change the height.
You can always attach something like this
http://www.woodcraft.com/Images/products/600/150957.jpg
Or any other type of magnet cup to the bottom of the Carriage.
These washers will help keep the weight down
I would probably go with the Magnetic Cups though.
They can be used to align the magnets like index pins. With neodymium magnets, the shoe should be securely attached bc of the shear strength of the magnets.
I usually pick these up at woodcraft.
Two 1" magnets with cups should suffice but I would probably go with four considering the weight of the hose and the movements
Sorry for jumping late on this one - is there a dust shoe for the Makita? I’m pretty sure everything posted so far has been for the 611.
I designed the mount and I use makita on 611 mounting. I have separate post for makita adapter for 611 mounting.
In short this shoe should be compatible to both as long as you use the 611 mounting.
Right now I have an SO2. I’m waiting until I get a couple christmas gifts done before I rip everything apart and “upgrade” to the x-carve. Regardless, I have a makita mount from @JohnScherer. I should have everything from the 3d print hub tomorrow to try out.
-Tom
Thanks again FrancisMarasigan. I greatly appreciate this design. I printed mine again last night, this time in black.
I noticed you put supports on the rails, but I always print in a different orientation due to the lip at the front (or top in your orientation).
I am currently indexing for you version 1.1 on YouMagine @ Xcarve Fixed dust collector | YouMagine.
Do I have any suggestions on how to make this better? Absolutely not! I think it is perfect!
If someone needs one made in Australia, let me know. My 3D hub is Protolabs Network | On-demand manufacturing for custom parts.
I originaly bought a ShopVac from Masters, only to find out that the filter was not too great. Apparently a cyclonic Vac is better. Luckily I also have a Dyson Vac. Here is an adapter to make the ShopVac hose (or original dust boot hose) connect to a Dyson.
I’d be careful here though. Dyson’s are generally kind of expensive vacuums that probably aren’t meant to run for hours at a time as would be required for a lot of cuts with a cnc.
Thanks @ChristianGarnett! How thick was the acrylic that was used for this?
Hi everyone, I sent the file to get printed, ( the one from Francis Marasigan, thank you by the way) to 3d hubs, and it looks and fits really good. And if anyone is interested for $10.00 off on your first print , heres the email to follow Boost your Sales with ReferralCandy – #1 eCommece Referral Program Software
My final cost with the shipping was $3.47. A great deal, it only took him one week to get it done and shipped to my house, and he was backed up. And the guy from the hub was great with answering my questions. I hope that some of you can take advantage of this discount.
Wow, thats sad!
I am considering ordering one of these from 3dHubs but I was wondering if anyone would be willing to upload a short video of the machine carving and this dust boot attached?
Thanks for the free files!
I bent some 1/8 inch steel plate into two L shaped pieces (about 1 inch wide) and epoxed the long leg of the L to the spindle holder. Then I was able to use magnets in my dust shoe to hold it to the bottom of the spindle mount.
Where are you located? I got mine printed at the local Toronto Reference Library for just under $10. They said some other libraries across the country just got 3D printers as well.
Did you guys have these 3D printed in PLA or ABS?
For this application I think either material will work fine (more detailed comparison). PLA tends to be a little bit stronger, but more brittle material (little bend before snapping). ABS is nearly as strong, but more flexible (still rigid, but tends to bend a bit before it snaps) and slightly more heat resistant.
If you find either material breaks you can use acetone (commonly known as nail polish remover) to ‘glue’ the ABS version it back together, or use friction welding or an acrylic glue/expoxy to glue the PLA part back together.
Hi JeffVidt
If you do not mind how long did it take to print. Thinking about the time restriction at the TRL. (Toronto)
Honestly, I’ve having a hard time remembering! I believe it was either just at or just over two hours, since that’s the limit on using the 3D printer at the library. I think i had to do it in two sessions because of the detachable circle piece. BUT I did talk to one of the guys at the TRL about the piece, and he was pretty flexible on time with me as long as I paid, and he may remember it if you go in and show it to them.
