Router Mount in 3D (3D Print that is.)

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Renegade_56

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Here is my latest upgrade to my lathe. I printed this on our 3D printer at my real job. I built a solid model of my lathe all to scale then just built in the the solid of the router mount to fit where I wanted my Dewalt Router to be positioned. In the solids images the green part is the router mount, which fits the standard base that came with the Dewalt, so I get to use the clamping and depth adjustments on the router base right out of the box. The later images show the router mounted and ready for initial test cuts. 2013-11-09 20.58.25.jpg

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That's awesome....must be nice to have toys like that at your disposal...:grin:
When are you taking custom orders???:grin-square:
Dave
 
Way cool stuff Renegade!
That must have taken a while to build up the router mount since it is pretty thick and beefy (as it needs to be). Aren't the layers that a 3D printer lays down like .001"?
How have the tests been going?
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Gary
 
GBCues said:
Way cool stuff Renegade!
That must have taken a while to build up the router mount since it is pretty thick and beefy (as it needs to be). Aren't the layers that a 3D printer lays down like .001"?
How have the tests been going?
:thumbup:
Gary
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So far so good. I cut grooves in a piece of striped ebony and also have done some rough and taper cutting on forearm stock and it works well. If you grab the router at the top there is enough leverage that it can move a bit, but it seems to be beefy enough down at the mounting and cutting area to be plenty stable enough. The layers in the print are .01" thick, and this one is printed solid all the way through without filler. It took between 6 and 7 hours to print.
 
Nice, is it made with the Acetyl ?
3d printers are the future for sure with a lot of things. Especially the ones that can combine multiple material types, metals, plastics, printed electric circuits.
I wish I had access to a 3d printer that is for sure.
Neil
 
As a cube,,,,, a very long time. If you are talking about a frame assembly or something along those lines not so much. It all depends on the volume of the actual parts.

My router mount is roughly 3x4x5 or so and took about 6 1/2 hours to print.
 
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