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Making your own dust washer out of plexiglass?
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Dudeman:

--- Quote from: Dmod on September 24, 2007, 07:21:36 pm ---These are cool.  But I don't quite get it.  Where's the router go?

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The item you pictured is for large circles like cutting out tabletops. The item I linked to gets attached to and centered on the bottom of the router. You drill an 1/8" hole in you piece of wood, and place a pin in it. You then drop the router and base onto the pin making sure the pin lines up with the hole on the base that corresponds to the diameter you want to cut. Then you plunge the router into the work surface and pivot the router around the pin. That is how the circle is made.

The larger holes in the picture are the mounting points for various router bases.
javeryh:
*sigh*  I totally destroyed the 2 pieces of plastic that Neverending Project sent me.  I also tried using a hole saw through some lexan and it didn't really work (the edges are a mess - but the hole looks nice!).

I'm never going to get this right.

 :angry:
mountain:

--- Quote from: javeryh on March 02, 2008, 06:38:50 pm ---*sigh*  I totally destroyed the 2 pieces of plastic that Neverending Project sent me.  I also tried using a hole saw through some lexan and it didn't really work (the edges are a mess - but the hole looks nice!).

I'm never going to get this right.

 :angry:

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Yeah you are. I am beginning my next cab and will need more of the dust washers that I had made for my original cabinet. Let me talk to the guy that laser cut mine and see if he can rip out some more. If so, I will have him cut a few more for you.

I originally had him cut out of 1/16" clear Plexiglas. I then painted the bottom of them with black paint. Is this the way you planned on doing yours?
javeryh:

--- Quote from: mountain on March 02, 2008, 06:49:12 pm ---
--- Quote from: javeryh on March 02, 2008, 06:38:50 pm ---*sigh*  I totally destroyed the 2 pieces of plastic that Neverending Project sent me.  I also tried using a hole saw through some lexan and it didn't really work (the edges are a mess - but the hole looks nice!).

I'm never going to get this right.

 :angry:

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Yeah you are. I am beginning my next cab and will need more of the dust washers that I had made for my original cabinet. Let me talk to the guy that laser cut mine and see if he can rip out some more. If so, I will have him cut a few more for you.

I originally had him cut out of 1/16" clear Plexiglas. I then painted the bottom of them with black paint. Is this the way you planned on doing yours?

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That's exactly how I'm trying to do it.  I'd definitely be up for a few extras when you place your order - just let me know and I'll chip in.  I got the idea from your cab!  Did you use acrylic paint or anything special or do you think the paint I used for the cabinet sides will be good enough?
Neverending Project:
Wouldn't the paint wear away if it is on the bottom of the dust washer, and hence rubbing constantly with the CP surface? Just a question, really, since I have never tried it.

And javeryh... I am sorry to hear about your recent loss. Those pieces of acrylic and I shared some special times. I feel we really bonded. They were psyched to be traveling so far to end up on such a fine machine. I am sure they remained proud until the end, and they can rest well knowing that their loss will be for everyone's gain.

And now, a moment of silence for the acrylic dustwashers that never were...
 :'(
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