How to make a dust hood for your M3 for 99 cents
Mar 10, 2017 16:34:24 GMT
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Post by davel on Mar 10, 2017 16:34:24 GMT
How to make a dust hood for your M3 with materials that cost about 99 cents.
I saw a version of this on another board, so I can’t take full credit, but I did customize it a bit.
Step 1: Buy a 99 cent 2 liter bottle of soda. Make sure it is a clear, strait bottle. Curved bottles like Coca-Cola will not work.
Step 2: Drink the soda, or pour it down the drain (it was only 99 cents.)
Step 3: Rinse it out.
Step 4: Cut off the top and bottom with a utility knife (no blood, please.)
Step 5: Cut it in half (top to bottom) so you have two curved pieces, each about 6”x6”.
Step 6: Use the template in the attached word doc to cut 2 holes in one piece and use the other piece to make two semi-circles. You may need to adjust the size of the holes to match your router/spindle and vacuum hose. I use the Bosch Colt Router and the Home Depot Bucket Head vacuum.
Step 7: using clear tape, tape the semi-circles to the ends of the other piece, making the top of the hood.
Step 8: Use clear packing tape (folded over) to create the flexible “brush” around the bottom of the hood.
Step 9: Slide the hood on to your router/spindle and then insert your vacuum hose. I used a wire tie to help keep the hose steady.
It is not perfect, but it works and lets you see what is going on “Under the Hood.”
See template and pictures attached.
Video coming soon .
Dust Hood.docx (42.31 KB)
I saw a version of this on another board, so I can’t take full credit, but I did customize it a bit.
Step 1: Buy a 99 cent 2 liter bottle of soda. Make sure it is a clear, strait bottle. Curved bottles like Coca-Cola will not work.
Step 2: Drink the soda, or pour it down the drain (it was only 99 cents.)
Step 3: Rinse it out.
Step 4: Cut off the top and bottom with a utility knife (no blood, please.)
Step 5: Cut it in half (top to bottom) so you have two curved pieces, each about 6”x6”.
Step 6: Use the template in the attached word doc to cut 2 holes in one piece and use the other piece to make two semi-circles. You may need to adjust the size of the holes to match your router/spindle and vacuum hose. I use the Bosch Colt Router and the Home Depot Bucket Head vacuum.
Step 7: using clear tape, tape the semi-circles to the ends of the other piece, making the top of the hood.
Step 8: Use clear packing tape (folded over) to create the flexible “brush” around the bottom of the hood.
Step 9: Slide the hood on to your router/spindle and then insert your vacuum hose. I used a wire tie to help keep the hose steady.
It is not perfect, but it works and lets you see what is going on “Under the Hood.”
See template and pictures attached.
Video coming soon .
Dust Hood.docx (42.31 KB)
