Adjusting Dust Rails

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This is a remake of some wonderful design work over at Inventables https://www.inventables.com/projects/mwp-y-axis-braces and https://www.inventables.com/projects/mwp-y-axis-belt-dust-guards

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Introduction

This is a remake of some wonderful design work over at Inventables "https://www.inventables.com/projects/mwp-y-axis-braces":https://www.inventables.com/projects/mwp-y-axis-braces and "https://www.inventables.com/projects/mwp-y-axis-belt-dust-guards":https://www.inventables.com/projects/mwp-y-axis-belt-dust-guards There wasn't any source files so modification wasn't very easy. So I remade it from scratch and narrowed down the materials needed.

Be sure to reference Robert Rieke work in the links above for more detailed instructions since this is really just a variant of his work and all credit should go to him.

I also posted these files over on thingiverse "http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1844698":http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1844698

If you have a large enough laser cutter you can cut these as one piece. I changed the holes to fit M3 hardware and slotted them so you can move the side rails up/down and flush to the wasteboard.

I also made a front/rear variant that you can use the same braces to hold them in place.

.25" 6061 aluminum sheet to mill out 9 or 12 pieces of the stiffeners. .125" acrylic sheet to mill or laser cut out the side plates and front/rear plate. 54 M3-10mm Bolts 36 M3 Drop-in extrusion nuts 2020 size 18 M3 regular nuts

Estimated time: 60 minutes

Geno Nemetz

I picked up the materials, and about to start this. What bit did you use, and what were your cutting settings?

Geno Nemetz

Geno Nemetz

Ended up following Robert's write up. Almost finished with mine. Thanks for the files!

Geno Nemetz

Bug Bolito

thank you for the files , it was my 1rst cut , I use 3mm vinil

Bug Bolito