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

Sat Jan 16 16:24:07 PST 2021

Yep, something like that cabinet.

I was thinking 1/2" (13mm) sides because I wanted to dado the shelves into
the sides. Do you think 1/4" with 1/8" dados would still hold? A full bin
weighs 2.5 lbs.

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

On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 3:10 PM Richard Allen via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

>
>
> I made this out of luan decades ago.  This is to say that the 1/2” sides
> may be more than you need.  The shelves slide on 1/4 pieces of luan so I
> guess that makes the sides 1/2”.  The back of the “cabinet” is luan which
> has slots cut out for the shelves to slide into.  That gives the shelves
> support and the back keeps the “cabinet’ from racking in use.  The whole
> thing is quite stiff.  I can certainly sit my fat 250 pound ass on the
> “cabinet” so it is plenty stiff enough.
>
> On Jan 16, 2021, at 5:23 PM, Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers <
> woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Little assortment boxes like these come in handy for organizing my small
> screws, nuts, bolts. M5 is about the limit, though. Lots of different
> container sizes, and the smaller ones have lids.
>
> I need to make a little wooden cabinet to hold them. I'm thinking 1/4"
> shelving, 1/2" sides. A little carrying handle on top, and some sort of
> slat arrangement in the front to keep them from sliding out while I'm
> carrying them. That stack is going to fall over one of these days, and I
> won't be a happy camper.
>
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>
> Regards,
> -Steve
> http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com
>
> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 10:09 AM Steve Bigelow <sbig333 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That's a good point. 3D printers operate in metric mode, as do modern
>> CNC machines. Anything created in imperial units gets converted to metric
>> under the hood, with occasional rounding errors. I do all of my designs in
>> metric now. Joe would shudder.
>>
>> I have a nice assortment of M2-M6 screws, nuts, and bolts, but sometimes
>> I'll adjust the design slightly in fusion 360 to use imperial hardware.
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021, 9:42 AM indigogyre <indigogyre at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> As a side note about printed items. Most people design 3d objects in
>>> metric and the use a lot of metric hardware. You can sometimes get away
>>> with imperial sizes though. I have a slowly increasing supply of metric
>>> hardware.
>>>
>>> Dean
>>>
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org>
>>> Date: 1/14/21 11:54 PM (GMT-06:00)
>>> To: Chuck Steger <chuck.steger at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Steve Bigelow <sbig333 at gmail.com>, Sawdusters <
>>> woodworkers at sawdusters.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] Table saw gripper push block, 3D printed
>>>
>>> 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,
>>>>
>>>>    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?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chuck
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not really woodworking, but related. Here's a photo of a push block I
>>>> printed. Total cost was about $6.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Look for "push block" on Thingiverse.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It's amazing how many jigs and accessories I've made for my shop using
>>>> the 3D printer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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