I didn’t like my existing dust port design. There was definitely still the chance for clashes with the bottom left arm should Z be fully bottomed out. Plus I wanted a better connection to the vacuum / dust extractor, where I could get close to the full width of the hose pipe for the outlet.
So here’s some pictures.
From the underside, this is where I focussed on trying to get smoother airflow while still compromising things a bit to have less support material when 3D printing. That and I got sick of trying to get the airflow super smooth and just went with “Get
done”
Topside - I printed it this side down. You can also get an idea of the hose connector design I came up with. It’s a smooth flow internally, into the pipe, it just doesn’t look like it thanks to the CAD package I use.
The 3D print preview, so yeah the support material is a bit of a pain. It could be printed hose connector down on the print bed, for probably the same amount of support material, just in different places.
After trying to get all the support material off. This is in PETG. Yeah, it looks a little sketchy, but like I said, I was focussing on the air flow in the design.
Speaking of which, here’s the underside/inside/whatever/where the air and dust goes.
And from the connector side of things.
Here’s what it looks like connected to the hose, but not the M4.
And what the connector on the hose looks like for reference.
Woohoo - full M4-RouterBeGone beauty shot in glorious black and “MAKE MY EYES BLEED” Yellow PETG
And for your listening pleasure here’s the STEP file.
MaslowM4DustAdapter.stp (307.3 KB)
The ‘hose connector’ part is the last 8mm. So you could easily cut that off and redesign for your own hose connector.
As always “Your milage may vary” and “If pain persists, please see your health care professional”