I Just went to remove the bit from my router and the whole router spun a bit, I router clamps and both felt loose but tightening them actually made the router more loose not less. Does this sound like broken wedges or am I not understanding how the clamps work?
Now I’m stuck with a broke unit that probably isn’t safe to run. I’ve only had this a couple weeks and cut a coupe things. I’m going to say I’m not altogether impressed with material quality or durability.
Alex wrote:
I Just went to remove the bit from my router and the whole router spun a bit,
I router clamps and both felt loose but tightening them actually made the
router more loose not less. Does this sound like broken wedges or am I not
understanding how the clamps work?
It does sound like broken wedges, some people have no problems with them, other
people break them easily (possibly related to over-tightening)
I would not suggest replacing them with the stock ones.
If you look for the router-b-gone thread you will find some 3d printable wedges
that are more durable
A recent (and seems to be better) idea is the turtle clamp threads
Now I’m stuck with a broke unit that probably isn’t safe to run. I’ve only had
this a couple weeks and cut a coupe things. I’m going to say I’m not
altogether impressed with material quality or durability.
We are currently on the 2nd iteration of this design, and we have identified
some options for improvements, but injection machine dies are not cheap, so not
all the proposed improvements have made it into the shipping design. If you do
not have access to a 3d printer, say so and there are good odds that someone
will be able to print the parts and send them to you.
David Lang
It seems like the latest batch of clamping wedges is more brittle than they were in the past. I did some emailing with the factory, but they weren’t particularly helpful, so I’ve ordered a batch to be 3D printed from nylon which should be a bit tougher and less likely to crack. Hopefully I’ll have those to send out in the next 10 days or so
Bar wrote:
It seems like the latest batch of clamping wedges is more brittle than they
were in the past. I did some emailing with the factory, but they weren¢t
particularly helpful, so I¢ve ordered a batch to be 3D printed from nylon
which should be a bit tougher and less likely to crack. Hopefully I¢ll have
those to send out in the next 10 days or so
did you print them to match the molded ones? or the beefier ones from the
router-b-gone work?
David Lang
I matched the production design, but that might be a better idea
Strongly recommend the Turtle Clamp. You can also loosen both clamps and draw the router out relatively easily.
Thanks for the reply. I do not have access to a 3D printer. Is there anyone out there that could print up two of the turtle clamps?
Whats your location?
I’m located in Oregon. I’ve tried to figure this out but I’m definitely a little confused when it comes to the turtle clamp printing process. I’m clearly in way over my head and mostly want to get this fixed so I can potentially sell it
I’m confused about why there are mentions of multiple screw lengths and how to decide what I need. The Turtle clamp file also mentions the “2020 profile” is this the current maslow 4?
Has anyone tried the nylon clamp wedge? Is that anymore durable?
Do these nylon clamps exist for purchase?
The turtle clamp is a more robust design but it thicker so requires 20mm screws to mount to the posts. It also needs metal discs for the clamping screws. If you use 1 or 2 mm metal discs you will need 16mm long screws.
2020 is a size of an aluminium extrusion used in many CNC and 3D printers. It is 20mm x 20mm in cross section and each side has a groove for relevant hardware.
There is a thread of a 3D printed design for clamp wedges for the normal base design. I have printed these and modified to use 3mm heat set inserts to have a captive nut.
I can mail a couple of these printed in PETG if you send me a message with an address.
Dave.