I have some time to kill before my machine arrives - so I’m starting to design its table. I’d like to be able to route the end of a board - vertically clamp a board at the front of the machine. The Shapeoko evidently extends the router/spindle past the front of the machine - but it doesn’t look like the 1F does that. What is the distance from the end of the Y rails to the center of the bit when it’s all the way forward?
I don’t want to take away too much of my working footprint - and I’m not confident a hinged table would be rigid enough.
Getting a board clamped underneath the hole might be challenging oriented as drawn in your post. Also, I’d like to utilize most of the space under the table for organized storage (my shop is severely lacking in organization!). A “C” cut-out 18" wide would cover anything I would need, and I’d only need to carve out 4" of usable routing space to cover any board I’d want to route.
A hole across the front, and a drop-in “L” clamping jig (similar to Shaper Origin Workstation) That allows for 4" of board thickness to drop in might be the ticket. I could then start cabinets/drawers 6" or so in from the front, and avoid a more complicated hinged setup.
Well, I need to learn how to use Fusion 360 anyway - looks like I have my first drawing challenge!
Good morning and this photo answers the question that was not answered by onefinity support when asked.
Can you tell me if you are using the 65mm spindle mount or the 80mm. I will be using the 80mm spindle and would think this would move the bit even more forward which is what I’d like.
Thanks
