Man I need a 3d printer lol. I see everyone making thier own parts with that anyone got one that I can make with the xcarve
Go up higher on this thread, phil posted the easel files for his dust shoe.
got got a dxf file for that? so I can cut it out on another cnc machine please
Main reason I made it on the 3d printer was because Iāve just gotten the printer back into action and was looking for stuff to print. Itās the biggest part Iāve tried to print and was a good test.
Also to do it on the X-Carve would require machining from both sides and subsequent hassles with getting the part aligned properly for cutting the second side.
As I donāt want to drill the X-axis carriage, I need to make some sort of bracket to hole the t-track on. Something like that used on the Suckit, Iām sure there;s a similar design on the forum somewhere, coffee then a search.
1 Like
I must admit Iāve never used Easel so hadnāt looked at your project files. I just used the STLās you posted as they work as is for a 3d printer.
I didnāt think about doing them in two parts and gluing together. Sounds much easier.
1 Like
Looks like I may have to re-think this one. The changes I have to make to the support arm to make it fit the extrusion (t-track) I have, leave it a bit thin.
Iāll see if I can find an affordable bit of the right extrusion locally.
At least I have a couple of brushes on the way from Suckit.
Thanks @PhilJohnson for this.
I tried to post the dimensions last night (early this morning) but every time I measured, I got a different value so decided I needed sleep!
Iāll print one of these tonight after a bit of calibration on the printer to make sure itās printing to size.
Here are the dimension of the two different size t-tracks I have. One is from Incra, the other from Lee Valley but I think the dimensions are standard fo t-track
I did, thanks. The measurements look good compared to the t-track.
Thats the one Iāll print tonight, or rather a small part of it to check the fit. Then another 3 hours to print the whole thing - times 2.
1 Like
@PhilJohnson itās a perfect fit - well as perfect as home 3d printing can produce.
I have had to play around with some of the print parameters that control the removable support material but the piece of it I printed, slid into the extrusion without any sanding at all and itās a tight but sliding fit.
Iām going to try printing it vertically rather than laying the print down as I have previously. This reduces the need for support material and makes the tab that fits into the extrusion. print more accurately.
1 Like
First arm is printed and once the support material was cleaned out. it fits perfectly onto the t-track.
Printing it vertically instead of flat is, I think, what did the trick. Slightly out on time though, actually took 4 hours to print. Only one more to go 
Next task, cutting acrylic on the X-Carve.
Thanks again @PhilJohnson for taking the time to make this project and for the recent modification.
1 Like
Hi @PhilJohnson, this design is great and definitely more economical than the Suckit dust boot!
Is there a chance you could upload an .stl or .step of the acrylic pieces for the shoe or even just a dimensional drawing so I can model it up? I currently donāt have a dust shoe so Iām thinking to 3D print the shoe part until I get to a point where I can machine the acrylic from the Easel project file you linked up above.
1 Like
Awesome thank you. Iām in no rush, I have my parts but iām currently waiting on X-Controllers to start shipping again (was expecting it next week but apparently there was an issue with their supplier so the parts are delayed by a few weeks 
) and building my torsion box so iām probably a solid three weeks away from my first cuts but iām trying to get everything in order so I can build my machine right the first time around following all the insight from you and the other gurus 
1 Like
Youāre the man! Thanks again!
1 Like
I might see how it goes 3d printing the shoe parts. Might be good for a quick check that all fits OK before I attempt to cut it from acrylic.
1 Like
This is what I have to work around. I think your design as is will fit - just.
1 Like
Mock up was planned but the pine idea might be better than 3d printing - certainly faster.
Just printed the front of the shoe and after 3 hours, the printer started under extruding (I think) and the top surface is crap. Actually itās the bottoms surface but itās still crap!
Hopefully itās a bit warmer tomorrow so I can get some shed time in and do some X-Carving.
1 Like
Only partial success in printing the base plate of the dust shoe, my printer has started messing up on top layers.
A bit of testing fixed the problem so Iāve started the 4 hour print again, this time in bright green!
1 Like
Green, not my first choice of colour but itās the filament I have. this one printed to the end OK.
Doesnāt go that well with the black so I may have to reprint the arms too. Got to have a colour co-ordinated dust shoe!
1 Like
Dont forget the fuzzy dice!
1 Like
Well the green filament is old so I want to use it up.
Also, once Iāve confirmed that it all fits to the slight differences in my X-Carve, Iāll cut the foot out of acrylic/polycarbonate.
Still the issue of finding a suitable brush to fit.
EDIT: Well it sort of fits. That lower bearing bracket gets in the way. I can have the rear part of the foot above or below it, but either will restrict height adjustments. The groove for the brush comes too close to the back of the rear foot part to be able to reduce the size of that part.
Without that bracket, there is clearance between the ACME rod and the foot.
Coffee and a bit of a think.
1 Like