[Woodworkers] Table saw gripper push block, 3D printed
John McCaskill
jmccaskill at gmail.com
Tue Jan 19 12:50:00 PST 2021
1/4” plywood back for stiffness
Everything is always okay in the end, if it's not, then it's not the end.
> On Jan 19, 2021, at 2:48 PM, John McCaskill <jmccaskill at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Or maybe this one that’s in my shop :) 12”D x 18”H x 48” tall with casters. 3/4” plywood. Stapled construction, Joe’s favorite method.
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> Everything is always okay in the end, if it's not, then it's not the end.
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>>> On Jan 19, 2021, at 10:56 AM, Dave Heitstuman via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
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>> Or you can just use a Costco tools box……. If they still have them J
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>> I cannot take credit it for this idea but when I saw it I knew it was exactly what I needed. The tough part was finding a tool box with all shallow drawers which I actually just stumbled on at Costco on my annual visit. The next best option was possibly one that Horrible Freight offered but choosing the color would have been tough. At the time the horrible freight one would have been more cost effective. This one fit the space I had like it was meant to go there.
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>> From: Woodworkers [mailto:woodworkers-bounces at lists.sawdusters.org] On Behalf Of Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers
>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 4:24 PM
>> To: Sawdusters <woodworkers at sawdusters.org>
>> Cc: Steve Bigelow <sbig333 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] Table saw gripper push block, 3D printed
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>> Yep, something like that cabinet.
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>> 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.
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>> Regards,
>> -Steve
>> http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com
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>> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 3:10 PM Richard Allen via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> On Jan 16, 2021, at 5:23 PM, Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021, 9:42 AM indigogyre <indigogyre at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
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>> 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.
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>> Dean
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>> 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
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>> Hi Chuck,
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>> Yes, print all of the parts and then assemble.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Regards,
>> -Steve
>> http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com
>> http://www.my3dprintpro.com
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>> 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?
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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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