Thank you! @hamanjam Jim! Havenāt thought of that. Iāll have a look once and see. Does it still get the majority of the shavings? I wonder if the shavings would clog the narrow passage? That is the difference. The surfacing bit makes shavings, the V bit makes fine dust. The dust boot does a fine job of getting fine dust.
I havenāt noticed any difference in what it catches before/after widening the hole. The 1 1/2ā throws out a lot so catching it all is tough but it catches most of it.
Iāve only had problems clogging with something stringy like Menards mahogany.
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Itās Menards! What more must be said right?
I appreciate the insight. Iāll give it a look!
So, back to that original idea, if itās just the acrylic in the way, you could just swap that out with different bits. Acrylic is easy to mill.
I had the same situation with the dust, especially when surfacing my MDF table top. I used the original design of the Sienci Labs magnetic mount to connect the boot to the router mount so it is independent of the spindle movement. I redesigned the dust boot so the air flow was much higher with a lot less noise and I made it so the dust collection hose just slid onto the top of the boot. I also made a slit in the rear of the brush holder so it can slide over the spindle nut without having to take the bit out. I set the bottom of the brushes to the top of the workpiece and it stays at that height regardless of what the spindle is doing. I do have a 65mm spindle which I purchased from PWN. I can even put a two inch bit on the spindle if I needed to without it touching the boot. I think this is the best boot I have seen anywhere! I 3D printed this boot and bought the brushes online and glued the brush into a track located at the base of the boot.
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First of all, welcome to the forum @Rickpoolman ! Great folks here, friendly advice too! I like the design. I have a brother in law that has a 3d printer. Iām sure he would make it for me for the price of the filament.
Once again, welcome Richard!
Richard, I really like that design! I also have the PWN spindle, but on a MK1. I do have a 3d printer also. Thanks for sharing!
So I found myself surfacing another plaque for my 20 piece project last evening. I played with the Sienci dust boot. @NeilFerreri it does in fact fit without modification.
I had to allow the bit to be a bit further out from the chuck and the dust boot to be a bit further up. The results were less than successful though.
I canāt add the video but it shot wood shavings and I donāt believe it picked up much of anything.
It is a critical step in my projects though. Might just have to try a different dust boot or maybe remove the āshieldā so I can get the boot closer to the work piece.
More air flow is your friend
I agree totally @Jens
@Jake
So, does the bit hit the black, 3D printed section or the acrylic shield or both? Too bad that boot isnāt designed with the acrylic surrounding the center of the endmill.
Again, if itās just the acrylicā¦itās an easy fix.
You really shouldnāt have a surfacing bit extended that far out because you get too much deflection in the bit shaft. That is why my dust boot (posted above here) allows the spindle to go right through the boot without interference,