I recently bought a second hand Jet bandsaw which was missing the plastic table insert around the blade.
Jet wanted £23 for one! The Shapeoko saved the day (& £23).
Today I cut one, plus a spare from a thin piece of Ekki wood which is extremely tough and heavy.
I did a similar thing for my SCM 16" Bandsaw. The original plastic one was warped. I had made a wood one but eventually it cracked in half. I redesigned mine out of a solid piece of wood the exact thickness and it was been working every since.
It may not have made any difference but I made the holes next to the blade bigger to hopefully get more dust collected. The Drill Press is the #1 dust and chip producer and the Bandsaw is next even with dust collection. These two tools seem to just make a mess.
This one was the original and the throat was too wide and lead to it cracking.
One difference besides the throat is the 1st one I made was oak. Oak is very hard and brittle. The second I made was from Cherry. Cherry is softer and more flexible. I will never know if the change of species made a difference or did the oak just have an existing defect that caused the crack. The mysteries of life. Either way I have the plan saved to reproduce it if necessary.
I was thinking the same thing! Man I hate being under the gun, trying to finish projects at the 11th hour!
Nice project! For me, it seems hard to find anyone that knows how or wants to play cribbage these days. Everyone would rather play games on their phone than actually play a game WITH someone.
Yes i agree. My father in law taught my son a few years ago. When it was time to think of christmas gifts it was a pretty easy choice since they had been using a cheap dollar store one.
Beauty ‘tis in the eye of the beholder.
When one screws up as much as I do one becomes appreciative of the things one can accomplish correctly with some degree of regularity.
Note the condition of both layers of blue tape. Ignore the parts, they have a way to go.
End result, not so pretty this side which is the backside of one of four corner inlays.
Ah the joy of not cutting through the tape, priceless.
(old mishap in the upper left corner of the picture though ? 
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Must be a 3D clearing cut. But for what I have no idea & await with anticipation…
Yep, remember my comment about mistakes? It’s why I triple check material thickness now.
I realized I needed more ventilation when working in my small garage. Especially when staining. At my “day-job” we use these down-draft tables when grinding and sanding and this gave me an Idea. So I picked up a 25 gallon hopper at an industrial surplus warehouse. Then used my Pro XXL to router out the top. High-five to the person who came up with the array feature in Carbide Create. saved me a ton of time. Then used some aluminum channels for supports. Next, I will be venting it outside with the assist of a blower.
Just hook it up to your dust collector for sanding.
So I’ve had this idea for a while, and finally made one. Making the second one will be better. it’s a 3d wave pattern puzzle.
What you see here are 35 3/4 x 3/4 x 2in pieces. I clamped them together and carved a wave pattern on the ends. Lesson learned: Next time, put double-stick tape between the rows–the original set was 7x7, but some of them were loose in the grid, and they walked up during carving and had to be sacrificed.
I’ve been extremely paranoid about mixing them up during finishing… don’t know how hard/easy it will be.
MDF bed for my Ortur laser engraver.
Easy 2 sided work.
1/4-20 threaded inserts for extra utility.
Recesses for risers as the 3D printed feet are screwed in place and that allows it to accept thick pieces, or the rotary attachment.
I’ll engrave a grid on it for quick alignment.
Your tool organizing racks look interesting; did you print them?
Also, if it’s a newer Ortur then what are your thoughts on it?
The promise of higher power and tighter beam appeal.
I did design/print them. I have one for workholding, one for organizing bolts by length, and one for bits/setting zeros/collets/wrenches. All in a 6"x6" form factor. I’ll release the files once I’m happy with them.
Mine is a couple models back Ortur Laser Master 2. It’s a “20W” model with a single 5W output diode. I bought it barely used from a friend (has a SO4Pro himself) to test the waters. I’m happy with if for the intended purpose of surface engraving.
nice! My downdraft table/bench (24x36) has a squirrel cage blower from a furnace. I use 2 furnace filters (in tandem) to catch large airborne debris. When I am spraying paint/lacquer I turn it on and point the exhaust end toward the open doorway. With a furnace blower, it moves all the air in my garage about twice an hour.
Nice! I have and in-line exhaust blower for 4" pipe. It’s rated at 150CFM. I will be venting it out the side of my garage where an exhaust fan was at one time.
Sometimes you cannot see the forest for all the trees. When I first looked at the logo I though that looks like a snail or sea serpent. Then finally I could see the WSU. Dooooh!!
Very nice looking project.
