DTC Bump Stops

Published Jan 16, 2019 · Carved

Description

Here's a collection of handy bump stops. There is a long pair, an "L" shape, and a short pair of bump stops. Great tools for the X-Carve of any size.

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Specs

Machine: x-carve 2016
Material: MDF, Soft Maple

License

Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

Instructions

Secure material on X-Carve

I used a 3/8" straight cut router bit with 1/4" shank for roughing out the long MDF pair of bump stops, and a straight cut 1/8" bit for the finish pass.

For the shorter pine bump stops, I used a 1/8" down spiral, fishtail bit for the entire carve.

The short video pretty much shows the process. More info in the video description below the video on YouTube.

DTC Bump Stops — Secure material on X-Carve

DTC Bump Stops — Secure material on X-Carve (image 2)

DTC Bump Stops — Secure material on X-Carve (image 3)

Alternative construction information

You'll find a link in the video description below the video on YouTube that will lead you to a free plans download page. I drew plans for the short pine bump stops so they can be made with conventional tools (sometimes it's faster than making them with X-Carve).

DTC Bump Stops — Alternative construction information (image 2)

DTC Bump Stops — Alternative construction information (image 3)

Comments

Hi , Could these 'bump stops' be made from clear plastics, or would that be asking too much from the 'X-Carve'? Thanks, Jim Dasher Edmonds, WA (Seattle metro area) E.: rii.jed@gmail.com

Jim Dasher · January 18, 2019

Absolutely, Jim. However you may wish to use an upward cut, spiral bit when cutting plastics so the cut material will be thrown clear of the work and not melt back into it.

Paul J. Bennett · January 18, 2019

Thanks, today I made two from mdf, I made the pocket more shallow and for the cut out I only did 2 passes as a guide and cut them on the table saw to speed up the process. To use some smaller pieces of mdf I had I made them one at a time, the first one I used to hold the second one in place.

Mike Byrne · July 14, 2020

Awesome, Mike. Glad it worked out for you!

Paul J. Bennett · July 14, 2020

Paul Definitely appreciate it, will subscribe. Awesome !

Carlos Toledo · June 27, 2022

You're welcome, Carlos.

Paul J. Bennett · June 27, 2022

is this one by PAW PAW

HARRY TERRY · August 07, 2022

Harry Terry: No. This is my design and it was posted prior to the Paw Paw Workshop version.

Paul J. Bennett · August 07, 2022