FYI, just updated my dust shoe design to accommodate the new Z plate
you can download it here;
used a few wedges to tighten the Z belt, also printed these;
https://www.youmagine.com/designs/wedge-assembly-tool-for-shapeoko3
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It’s kind of boxy and retro I like it lol.
Do you really notice a difference with the wedges?
not sure what you mean? the wedges (+clamp) are only to push the motor up when tightening the belt https://www.youmagine.com/designs/wedge-assembly-tool-for-shapeoko3
I would not normally design it so boxy… but I could only find the brushes in a metal housing… so difficult to bend in a fitting organic shape.
I would not normally design it so boxy… but I could only find the brushes in a metal housing… so difficult to bend in a fitting organic shape.
Since you 3D printing the boot, why couldn’t you 3D print a mandrel/jig to bend the wire around? Same could be done by machining a jig.
Looking at the poor quality of the brush I don’t think it would survive… but I like the idea…
Having a 3D printer certainly helps! The brushes are great. Need to find a way to add that feature.
Here is what I did for vacuum attachment:
The height of the pickup tube is adjustable and easy to remove for tool changing/alignment. Works great on the finer stuff, heavier bits get tossed out but it makes a big difference on cleanup!
Does the suction from vacuum and blower from Makita fight in such dust shoe? Is vacuum capable to keep up?
Assuming you’re referring to mine, yes with wood it does a very good job. With aluminium its pretty ok… but not as good as with wood. I’ve no real comparison as I’ve never used one connected to the router.