Spindle Insert Plate
Project by
Matthew T Mead
General Information
In case you'd prefer to carve the spindle insert plate for the xcarve dust collection system, here is a project that you can carve in 1/16" clear acrylic.
Open in Easel®
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Carve
Use double-sided tape or carpet tape to secure your thin 1/16" acrylic board to the waste board. This works better than trying to clamp down the acrylic as tabs are not practical with such thin material.
Acrylic requires the right speed for milling as too fast will melt the acrylic, build on the end mill and interfere with the carving. And too slow will cause chipping and may cause the acrylic to crack.
I've found the slowest speed, 1 @ approximately 16,000 RPM, on the Dewalt DWP611 works well.
I had a collision with a clamp (walked away for about 15 seconds (my bad)) - so I purchased .080 plexiglass sheet at big box store. Loaded up this file, voila! Very nice! Haven't worked with anything but wood up until now...this was super simple and no issues with speed and/or feed! Thanks!
Darryl Bowen