[Woodworkers] Table saw gripper push block, 3D printed

[Steve Bigelow]

Hi Chuck,

Yes, print all of the parts and then assemble.

For cleanup, the only parts that required supports to be removed were the
knobs, and those were quick and easy. Maybe 30 seconds per knob. All of the
other parts were used as they came off the printer.

Print time was about 30 hours total. This was printed in ABS, so it prints
a little slower. ABS is needed because PLA or PETG could shatter if it came
in contact with the blade, which nullifies the use of this. You could also
use something like nylon, but that gets expensive.

Assembly was fairly painless. I just pressed in the nuts and bolts by hand.
If you have a good printer, the size is correct. On the knobs, I may have
to add some epoxy at some point, but for right now they seem solid with the
bolts just pressed in.

The biggest hurdle is that this was designed in France, so it uses metric
hardware. M4 + M5 nuts and bolts. I got mine on eBay for fairly cheap from
a US based supplier. You can also get these on McMaster Carr for cheap
enough, and probably a little higher quality.

The "grip" I just use old mouse pads, glued on with rubber cement. I got a
stack of these from work years ago, and am slowly working my way through
them, but you can also find them at thrift stores or garage sales
sometimes. Another option is 3D printed TPU pads, but those take a while to
print.

Regards,
-Steve
http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com
http://www.my3dprintpro.com


On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 11:12 AM <chuck.steger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Steve,
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>    Very impressive! So you print all the parts and then assemble, right.
> Is there a lot of time to clean up the parts or fairly quick given it’s a
> plastic compound? How long did it take to print everything?
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> Chuck
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> *From:* Woodworkers <woodworkers-bounces at lists.sawdusters.org> *On Behalf
> Of *Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2021 12:23 PM
> *To:* Sawdusters <woodworkers at sawdusters.org>
> *Cc:* Steve Bigelow <sbig333 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [Woodworkers] Table saw gripper push block, 3D printed
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> Not really woodworking, but related. Here's a photo of a push block I
> printed. Total cost was about $6.
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> Look for "push block" on Thingiverse.
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> It's amazing how many jigs and accessories I've made for my shop using the
> 3D printer.
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