Originally Posted by
MFchief
Hi everyone.
Just wanted to close out this thread that I started a while back.
As usual life got in the way of finishing this project and I just wrapped it up today. I 3D printed the dust boot which took 16 hrs, and naturally the first one messed up and I had to re-do it.
But, I did finish it up today, and to the point of the original post, I ended up sizing the magnet pockets in the polycarbonate arms, and the associated pockets in the printed PLA body for a light press fit. It seems to be working fine, but time will tell if cracks start to develop. Good news is, with our hobby/business, I still have the files, so if need be, I can make new parts pretty quickly.
As you can see in the attached pic, the boot is held to the arms just by the magnets, in order to facilitate quick bit changes on the router.
Thank;s to everyone for your suggestions and ideas.
Terry