<div dir="auto">Wow!!! Looks good.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 20, 2022, 5:06 PM Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers <<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">My latest project involves adding functionality to my CNC router. <div><br></div><div>This style of router is very messy and chips get everywhere, so without an enclosure a dust boot is a must. This is magnified if you are machining metal because you really don't want those metal chips everywhere, especially around the electronics.</div><div><br></div><div>There are many different versions of dust boots out there, but none that would fit my needs, so I designed a new one. The main thing I needed was a spot for my mist spray so that I could use it with metal. I did borrow heavily from existing designs. No need to reinvent the wheel.</div><div><br></div><div>I have an 80mm spindle and I'm using a Fein vac for dust collection. Attached are some of the pictures of the design, and you can see it in 3D at</div><div><a href="https://a360.co/33DJtg8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://a360.co/33DJtg8</a><br></div><div>Magnets hold the bottom half in place. </div><div><br></div><div>I'll have a video of it cutting shortly, although you won't be able to see much with the boot in place.</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_kzvvk46c0" alt="image.png" width="518" height="413"><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_kzvvlu9k1" alt="image.png" width="518" height="452"><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_kzvvmhej2" alt="image.png" width="518" height="436"><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_kzvvmt2r3" alt="image.png" width="518" height="417"><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_kzvvn3174" alt="image.png" width="398" height="518"><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_kzvvnczv5" alt="image.png" width="371" height="518"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Regards,<br>-Steve<br><a href="http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com</a><br></div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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