Hey All,
I’ve got my Bosch POF 1200 AE and Ned’s setup is looking positive so far. I’m getting the preliminary Nylon version of his motor mount and collet made this week and I’ve got a costing for making more. They’ll be around $24AU for a mount and collet out of solid nylon. I’ll need to get around 10-30 people on board to get them at that price. They’ll be as durable as hell. Please get in touch with me if you’re interested in getting one of the prints and I’ll organise the batch.
Mine seems to only have 40mm travel… not 55
Hey man, Scotland is a bit far. You can find local maker shops or something to print some, the files are all online 
good luck! And you should be able to use it with whatever linkage kit you like?
And regarding mounting, i left the screws in and the little tabs on the mount just slot into the holes above the screw (the screw is in quite deep), so the screw stays there. The 3d printed mount isnt actually secured to the lid
No, not yet. Just got back from holiday and dealing with house stuff at the moment… but soon!
Im happy for you to print parts and ship them to people, as long as its at cost price… wouldnt want you earning money from a free and non comercial design and all that
Nice, hope it pans out for you! the router was nioce and cheap so figured i’d give it a nudge!
i got a 300 and cut it down,. but a 150 is plenty long enough
good luck man. Im gonna feel really bad if my design ends up being shit and you’ve spent good money on making fany parts etc as i havent even tested it other than on the bench haha
I potentially would be keen on a set. Waiting for my kit to arrive in the Feb shipment. The Bosch router looks to be the go, Just waiting for some actual testing. But it looks positive so far
Mike
Hey Ned, yeah totally understand. Am not going to do the batch straight away. I’m going to print one in Nylon and see how you go mounting yours. I was going to ask if you could post your original models on thingaverse too along with the STL, will make it easier to modify. Am going to get one printed this week and run some tests when my kit arrives.
Be super keen to see how yours works on the Maslow.
Cool mate, yeah am going to print a test one this week and make sure there are no immediate issues. My kit is arriving with the Feb batch too.
watch out kids, buying a brand new router, and imediately start taking it apart isn’t normal, but on maslow it is. Don’t do maslow 
so anyways, i got my router and started taking it appart, but after taking out all the screws i got the right handle (with the trigger) of, but the left one is really stuck, also taking off the base (where the metal meets the plastic) doesn’t seem to work, it moved about 2 mm, but it seems stuck now, i feel like i used as much force as i can before something breaks. got any hints on how you did it?
Damn it, fell for the old ‘there is a screw behind the sticker’ trick, feel even stupider because it’s symetrical, and the other one isn’t hidden.
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Got the router and motor mount, today
Z axis works really well
but the router too big inside for Logans linkage kit,
So I need to wait for the ring kit to go on sale
To see if the router would fit inside the ring
Fingers crossed
Just make your own linkage, it doesn’t have to be lasercut. I’m not counting on tbe ring to fit around the bosch, it isn’t a small router.
I’ve got the Maslow cutting very accurate just now
But I’m not confident on the math to adjust the Logans linkage
I may need to ask Logan how I can gain extra clearance
I might even have to cut off the routers handles and remount the power switch
the ring kit is small as well, the top mount kit can handle routers up to 12"
wide at the handles
David Lang
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you can create your own linkages
what matters is that
- the four links that attach to the sled be the same length
- the distance from the center hold of the other two links to the hole on each
end be the same as the distance from the bit to the mounting hold in the sled
note that #2 does not have to be symmetrical, you could have a setup that was 8"
on one side and 4" on the other side, (say 8" for the side on the top half of
the sled and 4" for the side on the bottom half of the sled), as long as the
’3rd’ link matches (8" from where the chain mounts to the top linkage and 4"
from where the chain mounts to the bottom linkage"
This is the key to how you can use a maslow that cuts very distorted shapes to
make a linkage that will let you be accurate. just make all your cuts in the
same place and move the workpiece under the sled and all the holes will match.
then pivot the sled at the center point to cut the other two holes and again
everything will match.
David Lang
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Starting to experiment with putting Ned’s set up together. Been waiting on parts. The coupler Ned links to on aliexpress is taking its sweet time, so I thought I would double check whether the original coupler would work.
It’s close. The acme screw fits the coupler. However, the 3D printed part needs an adjustment in the thickness in one spot to allow the coupler to spin freely in full rotation. Think I can file the 3D part and make it work. @Ned, probably worth adjusting your design to accommodate the original coupler.
Good to see people getting this set up working! Thanks Ned!
For the original coupler to work, it also looks like there needs to be more vertical clearance to accommodate the screws that mount the z-axis motor to the 3D printed part as well as the height of the round collar at the start of the motor shaft.
Back to waiting on the coupler I ordered to arrive.
Thanks for the info
Hope to get my head around it in the next few days
could you detail what has to change by how much? i’d like to get them printed, and only have to get them printed once
I got a quote to get 1 set printed it would cost €29,75, but getting 10 printed would cost me €19,37 each. printed in polyamide (nylon, which weems like it is the strongest) shipped from belgium, anyone interested?
If you are handy with the 3D print modeling software (I’m not) you should be able to figure it out when you take into account the dimensions of the original coupler vs the coupler on aliexpress.
The original coupler is 25mm in diameter by 30mm tall. The linked to coupler is 19mm diameter by 25mm tall.
Right now the original coupler height allows it to slide in, but leaves no clearance for the allen head screws or the collar of the shaft. Judging by the height of the collar and screw heads, I think adding the difference between the coupler heights (5mm) to the opening height should do it.
However, the rotation of the original coupler is also obstructed by the width of vertical support of the 3D part. So the horizontal dimension between the center of the shaft/acme screw holes and the vertical support needs to be added to. Again 5mm is probably sufficient, maybe 6mm to be safe.
I would definitely print a prototype and check it before ordering a batch of an adjusted design. I know some libraries have 3D printers these days.
Hi @Dag83 -
I got a quote to get 1 set printed it would cost €29,75, but getting 10 printed would cost me €19,37 each. printed in polyamide (nylon, which weems like it is the strongest) shipped from belgium, anyone interested?
I would be interested in getting a printed set, with shipping to Germany? Thanks, Matt
I haven’t really done any 3d printing before, but there are a bunch of thing i can do, that i couldn’t do before i did them that said, i don’t really have the time to learn a new skill right now.
@Ned do you think you could change the design so it fits the standard maslow coupling?
If i do order a bunch, i’d like them to fit the couplings that come with the maslow.
Hi guys, im not sure if i got a different coupler than you, but mine is too big for the screw to fit… screw is 8mm and the coupler is 9+mm, hence using a different coupler. I can change the design to fit the original coupler if you guys want though, and i’ll put up the files online as well so anyone can mess with them as they see fit.
You wont really be able to use the original and the one i linked in the same design though, as you want the coupler to ride on the bottom of the 3d printer part and not sure the motor shaft is long enough to reach another 5mm or so? so i’ll put up a second design on thingiverse later today. Just heading out for a bit but will have a look later and post here.
quite cool seeing people interested in my little design