I just need to work up the stones to cut a hole in my table and drop it in…otherwise huge should out to RockingMallet up above as the design is great! I made some very minor tweaks but it came out great.
Hi, I don’t suppose you’re willing to share the file for this are you? I been working on a vertical clamping for my elite Journeyman that will fit between the slats on the QCW and this looks perfect.
I dont really have an issue but it originally came from @RockingMallet and I want to make sure he is good with it since I know he also sells some files as well.
I think that should work. Not sure what state this file is in. I was planning on cleaning it up and making it all the parameters paremetric to eventually sell but you are welcome to its current state.
F3d is a Fusion 360 file format. If you are not familiar with Fusion, you can download the free version for personal use, though like most software, there is a bit of a learning curve to it.
In Fusion, you are able to turn on/off each element then export them for use in software like Vcarve. I’m waiting on my Gen2 Foreman so I haven’t carved any of them yet. That said though, the design looks to be spot on for the approach and flexibility I was looking for.
I took some design elements I’d seen here for the dogs and also a Moxon vise. The difference is I built a custom table for my Gen2 (actually rebuilt because it was originally built for the X35). It has a notch. This makes it more accessible than the trap door approach that leaves a table structural member in the way, or the approach to let your machine hang over the front which reduces your cutting area. When not in use a piece of spoilboard covers the notch.
First try worked really well. The Moxon vice eliminates any chance of the workpiece moving, which is a real concern on the powerful Gen2 machines.
Howdy @12OaksWoodworking , any chance that you could share the vCarve version of this design. Even if its not totally complete, I sure would appreciate the head start.
Thanks @RockingMallet for all your hard work on this design too, it really looks incredible!