I’ve gone through a few of the Sweepy Dust Boots. The plastic tends to break after a while with constant adjustment of the cam lock. So i decided to make a replacement out of something a little more durable. Delrin or polyethylene would have been nice but I didn’t have access to any of that so I went with Baltic Birch. Glued up a couple of panels for 1.5 inches thickness and used the cam and magnets from a broken one. Had to order longer M4 bolts. Turned out pretty well and works like a charm. Very happy with myself.
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Would you be willing to share your design?
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That’s a nice design. I don’t use the cam lock anymore. I have it adjusted so I tighten the bolts in a cam locked position. I do it on every tool change.
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Chris, I would love that design file as well if you are willing to share it.
Brian
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Thanks to Anthony for helping me figure out the upload issues. See the attached files for the project. Change the PDF extension to CRV to use except for the document file.
Sweepy build document.pdf (69.0 KB)
65mm spindle top - v2.pdf (503.5 KB)
starting block cutout for flip machining.pdf (49.5 KB)
65mm spindle bottom - v2.pdf (117 KB)
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Just manually change the file extension to PDF.
This file actually has the CRV file extension. To open the download, in File Explorer, select View, File Name Extensions. Now the file extensions should appear. Next, rename the file back to .crv or your preferred format
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FAFO.PDF (3.4 MB)
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Or, one can .zip up unsupported files and post the .zip archive.
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