CNC Router dust extraction

robbycar

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I have a 6090 router with 4th axis spindle, works great for tapering, but it sure makes a mess.

I tried some plastic curtains, and following with a vacuum cleaner, but neither worked very well.

Would someone be able to send me some pics of best practice to fix this?

Thanks in anticipation!
 
i sent you a pm adust collection boot is easy to find for that router, however you will need a dust collector or shop vac and a separator
 
robbycar said:
I have a 6090 router with 4th axis spindle, works great for tapering, but it sure makes a mess.

I tried some plastic curtains, and following with a vacuum cleaner, but neither worked very well.

Would someone be able to send me some pics of best practice to fix this?

Thanks in anticipation!
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Running the same thing here. And yes those chips go EVERYWHERE!

What I did and seems to work really well.... I cut some 1/4" Plexiglas and ran it almost all the way around three sides of the table just tall enough that it cleared the gantry. That helped quite a bit but those damn chips would still end up flying out over the top and end up everywhere.

I then enclosed the top of the Plexiglas walls with a pull down shade attached to a couple stands at the end of the table. I attached the end of the shade to the gantry so it pulls the shade out covering the open top of the table as the gantry moves and it retracts automatically as the gantry moves in the other direction. I had to superglue the little dog that catches the shade so it doesn't stop as a normal shade does. Now it just pulls out and goes back in freely. 99.9% of the chips pile up on the table and are easily vacuumed up after a session. It's also easy to detach the shade from the gantry when I'm doing other jobs so it's not in the way.

Sounds like a lot of work but it only took me an hour or so to put it all together. Spent more time thinking about it. :)

It's hard to explain so I'll try to get a couple pictures for you tonight. Right in the middle of redoing my shop and it's a real mess but hopefully I can get a couple that will make it more clear. I tried making a couple different boots but neither worked as well as this arrangement.

Ken

PS... Should mention that I got the idea from CNC ways covers from my old machinist days. ;)
 
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Got a couple quick shots but not very good since the shop is a complete mess right now. Hopefully you'll get the idea.

This first one shows the Plexiglas "wall" mounted to the side of the table and how high it is. As you can see, it barely clears the gantry. It goes around three sides. *Tip*, if you decide to go this route be sure to use flush-mount counter sunk screws in the plexi so the heads don't hit the cap head allen screws that hold the gantry uprights, nasty sound when they hit! (ask me how I know) ;)
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This second one shows my initial attempt at containing chips, it was probably about 75% successful. Could have been better if the end Plexiglas "wall" was taller but even then a lot of ships were going over the side walls. With a tall end wall I think you could probably contain 80-85% of the chips. Guessing though. I ended up cutting the end wall down flush with the sides to accommodate the retractable roller shade.
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Here's a couple of the shade and how it's mounted. The aluminum bar on the gantry has a screw on each end that clamps the bar over the shade to secure it. The mounts for the shade are simply 1x2's mounted secure enough to resist the force of the spring in the shade. Seems pretty rube but it's amazing how well it works. Total cost, less than $20 for the shade all the rest was scraps. Once I get my shop back together I'll post some clearer pictures with it attached and extended. This is the best I could do right now.
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One of the many reasons I build my CNC tapering machines with dust collection first and worked backward from there. Never going to use that setup for tapering without making a mess of your shop. No vacuum system I have ever seen on a gantry style cnc has ever done more than somewhat minimize the mess. It's the fines that will mess you up so be smart.
 
Deruki said:
One of the many reasons I build my CNC tapering machines with dust collection first and worked backward from there. Never going to use that setup for tapering without making a mess of your shop. No vacuum system I have ever seen on a gantry style cnc has ever done more than somewhat minimize the mess. It's the fines that will mess you up so be smart.
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I think you have the stand-up tapering cabinet, which is one of the coolest designs I've seen anywhere.
 
Deruki said:
One of the many reasons I build my CNC tapering machines with dust collection first and worked backward from there. Never going to use that setup for tapering without making a mess of your shop. No vacuum system I have ever seen on a gantry style cnc has ever done more than somewhat minimize the mess. It's the fines that will mess you up so be smart.
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Agree, if I had the room and was building more than a couple cues a month I'd have a dedicated taper machine. But sometimes we have make the best with what we have. I built my shop up with the idea of making the most from the equipment I have, in many cases that means having one machine doing several processes.

I wear a mask and have a dust collector next to the spindle that moves a lot of air that helps with the fines, it does an even better job with the table being enclosed with the retracting shade. Thanks for your concern though, it's a good point.
 
Deruki said:
One of the many reasons I build my CNC tapering machines with dust collection first and worked backward from there. Never going to use that setup for tapering without making a mess of your shop. No vacuum system I have ever seen on a gantry style cnc has ever done more than somewhat minimize the mess. It's the fines that will mess you up so be smart.
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Any taper machine that cuts from the side makes a mess.
Cutting from the top works the best because you can place a dust shoot just to the right of the cutter.
 
kgoods said:
Agree, if I had the room and was building more than a couple cues a month I'd have a dedicated taper machine. But sometimes we have make the best with what we have. I built my shop up with the idea of making the most from the equipment I have, in many cases that means having one machine doing several processes.

I wear a mask and have a dust collector next to the spindle that moves a lot of air that helps with the fines, it does an even better job with the table being enclosed with the retracting shade. Thanks for your concern though, it's a good point.
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I only average 2-3 cues a month myself. Fortunately I have my day job to feed my addiction. It's hard to take up much less space than this thing I built. The mess is zero.

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Deruki said:
I only average 2-3 cues a month myself. Fortunately I have my day job to feed my addiction. It's hard to take up much less space than this thing I built. The mess is zero.

rumble.com

Pool Cue Building-Coos Cues Wall Mounted CNC Taper Lathe

Details about my vertical CNC machine for cutting pool cue tapers and it's use. Please like and subscribe to my channel!
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I'm eventually going to try building a "cost down" version of that without the expensive taig dovetail bed.
 
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