80/20 Enclosure for my WD-1

[mendler]

Hi all,

Would love to share some photos of the enclosure I designed for my WD-1. My current setup has my laptop on CAD, with a VNC program so I can control Mach3 from it without it jumping between computers. There is an 11x17 Scanner in a pull-out drawer below the machine for scanning odd-shaped parts to be vectored. The dustshoe is something I made, and it utilizes pre-existing hardware on the DWP611. The broom component detaches using neodynium magnet inserts. Next to that is my vortex tube, which shoots cold air at my bit during aluminum cutting. Currently, I'm still having CFM Flow issues to keep it runnning continuously. The enclosure itself is made up of 1010 and 1020 extrusions, and 3 of the 4 sides are bifolding doors. In my current space of only 160 sq. ft., I'm only using one side. The enclosure holds sound and dust very very well. I purchased extra gasketing from mcmaster to seal the doors when they're shut. I welcome any feedback, thx!

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[mendler]

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[greggarriss]

Pretty...80/20 stuff always comes out nice and they cut to length. Unfortunately, shipping it to Hawaii costs more than the material. I've been using a similar dust shoe for a few years now and love the snap on/off provided by the magnets. Check out Kent CNC.

[hbutch8]

I have pretty much the same enclousure. I have trouble keeping chips out of the ball screws under the machine on a long run. If you chips in those it will pretty much mess up your day.

[Jim]

Mendler;

I have the WD-1 and running the 611. I love your dust shoe would you mind sharing the file for it? Also wondering how you utilize the magnets to hold on the brush strip.

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Jim

[jams]

What type of acrylic + thickness did you use for the enclosure? Looking at building something similar but i'm less concerned about dust as I am about cutting noise control.

[mendler]

@jim: I will post a link for my files on the shoe. The shoe is made up of two pieces of 3/8 acrylic. The first piece is mounted to the bottom of the router via the 2 screws that hold the chuck switch, and then it has extra support with the zipties and rigid dust tube. On the bottom there are pockets to hold 2 magnets at about .1 sunk into the pocket, and on the top-side I've cut a fluted pocket that prevents it from overheating and directing theexhaust from the router up and out of the chip-cutting area. The second piece has shallower pockets that host magnets proud of the surface, so they catch the deep magnet pockets from above with a nice click. There is a small channel cut on the bottom of this piece to inset the flexible conveyor brush, which you can source on mcmaster.com





Here is a link to the Aspire file, there are some toolpaths but it's not complete. I think I lost some data there but it's a good way to start:
www.dropbox.com/s/qlphzeovqq4jz1j/dustshoe.crv3d

jams:

What you see here is 3/16" acrylic with gasketing. It works very well at noise reduction. Acrylic is a good noise deadener because it's flexy. Stay away from polycarb. While it is stronger, it is more rigid and sound travels through it easier.

Best,
M

[selphb8347]

Looks great!