Dewalt upgrade
First, let me say that I have switched out the quiet spindle for a Dewalt 611 trim router. The quiet spindle worked for the few pieces I cut with it, but it did not seem to have the same duty cycle as the rest of the kit. I might keep the few spindles I have purchased and try them out on a light duty CNC router or engraver. This kit will have the option for the Dewalt or Bosch trim routers.
First, let me say that I have switched out the quiet spindle for a Dewalt 611 trim router. The quiet spindle worked for the few pieces I cut with it, but it did not seem to have the same duty cycle as the rest of the kit. I might keep the few spindles I have purchased and try them out on a light duty CNC router or engraver. This kit will have the option for the Dewalt or Bosch trim routers.
| Making parts Sometimes progress seems quick and other times it would seem that things are standing still. I have been feeding the router with scrap pieces of wood, mostly yellow pine and MDF; however, I am going to pause testing until I can get a dust collection system attached. The shop gets dusty quite quickly. I did post a video on YouTube, but it is boring; it just shows the Dewalt going back and forth for a minute or two. I did move the RP9 3D printers inside so I could continue to print in a clean environment. |
| Tooling While the 3D printers are making PLA parts and the CNC router is cutting wooden parts just to get time on the machine, I have been working on tooling and writing g-code. This will ensure that I have quality aluminum parts while keeping the time to a minimum so that I can keep the cost as low as possible. The prototype router has the side rails that were drilled on the drill press. The fixture was clumsy and awkward. I moved this operation to the lathe. The bolt-on fixture simplifies the drilling operation. |
