Up and running

[ATX Poly Products]

Here are just a few pics from my first week with my SB...

Thanks

[curtiss]

After over a year of "this bot sure is messy" I made an air deflector for the bottom of the PC router.

It came from a 5 inch diameter "plastic tire" that was a case for a Dale Ernhart race car. (gives the bot a sort of NASCAR look )

Cut a 1.75 in hole in the middle and with a little double sided tape, the dust collector now works much better as I am not trying to blow air down from above... no problem with wrenches.

[jd9737]

I was just curious. What is the best way to remove tabs from polycarbonate?

Thanks, Bill

[bleeth]

Don't know if they still have any of them around but some years back SB had the "official" deflector for PC routers.

[myxpykalix]

I seem to recall a thread on this subject and I recall the cheapskates solution (my favorite) was the bottom cut out of a 2 liter pop bottle.

[rcnewcomb]

I used a deli container.

Be sure to eat the potato salad first before attempting installation.

[bleeth]

Yeah-but did you use it by 1/05?

[ATX Poly Products]

I was just curious. What is the best way to remove tabs from polycarbonate?

Thanks, Bill

How thick are you leaving your tabs?

I leave about 1/32" and nip them off with flush cut sidecutters. Works slick!

[ATX Poly Products]

After over a year of "this bot sure is messy" I made an air deflector for the bottom of the PC router.

It came from a 5 inch diameter "plastic tire" that was a case for a Dale Ernhart race car. (gives the bot a sort of NASCAR look )

Cut a 1.75 in hole in the middle and with a little double sided tape, the dust collector now works much better as I am not trying to blow air down from above... no problem with wrenches.

Yes, the PC head does blow alot of chips around... I'll have to give this a try...

Does this limit the amount of air flow that cools the router?

[Brady Watson]

I was just curious. What is the best way to remove tabs from polycarbonate?

The best way is to not use them at all!

Pursuant to that...Look at this

-B