Dust shoe pattern

[partspeddler]

Does anyone have a file to cut a dust shoe that will fit a PRT machine?

[sbd1]

Here's the files to 3D print the transition piece.

[Nate Sirek]

Guys is this the best option for a PRT with a Spindle? My original one that came with my SB is starting to break.

I cut a lot of plywood and I noticed that a lot of **** gets hung up at the choke point having flex tube running all the way to the spindle.

Thinking of giving this 3d printed one a shot.


Is Kent the best option? I'm open to making my own or buying one. Really don't have a preference.

[sbd1]

While that 3D printed one looks good, I've yet to get a reasonable price to print it. I agree with you about the choke point of the original design, but not sure there's a way around that without compromising bit cut depth, and IMHO still better than a 90 degree corner like the Kent shoe.

The rigid clear part of my old shoe was pretty rough when I bought my used machine years ago, but with some plastic weld epoxy & some mods to accept a nylon door sweep with its aluminum channel, it works pretty good now.
shoe.jpg

[erik_f]

I can print one for you. I have a bunch of PETG material here which should be fine for this as long as you don't care about color. Just let me know which file you want to print. Paypal me the shipping and I can shoot it your way.
Erik

[jTr]

Is Kent the best option?..

An emphatic YES from my experience. Dumped the original within the first year, running close to 9 years with the kent, and have no intent of going back to original.

Jeff

[sbd1]

I can print one for you. I have a bunch of PETG material here which should be fine for this as long as you don't care about color. Just let me know which file you want to print. Paypal me the shipping and I can shoot it your way.
Erik

Thank you for the generous offer Erik. If you've seen the photo I posted of my existing shoe you can tell that function rules & form is totally optional, so I wouldn't be picky about color. Based on Jeff's reply I revisited the Kent shoe design & think it's time I got around to building one of my own for the PRT. So I'm going to hold off on 3D printing one of these for now.
Cheers, Daren