Don, I didn¡¯t radius the edges, but will do that, thanks for the tip.?
The PLA+ seems greasy and not prone to sticking together.?
This thing is done for now so I guess I will see if it is good for anything. As suggested, an angle adjustment would be nice, but IMO not necessary. I have an adjustable protractor at the machine all the time, so I think that will be adequate.?
Today I installed the brass inserts. Related to that I am building a ¡®universal machine¡¯ that will handle setting inserts, serve as a tapping guide, be a small light duty drill press and possibly a light duty bearing press. I¡¯m remixing some models I found and designing the accessories for the various functions.?
In that vein, I finished my tapping guide today. It also needed inserts so the two projects came together.?
Here is the ¡®compound¡¯ and the tapping guide. I made the gib from a bit of a broken plastic box, the material seems to be polyethylene. The functions work well.?
I did install screws from the bottom side (countersunk) to reinforce the dovetails.?
And here are a couple of pics of the thing sitting on the unimat for scale and to visualize how it may work. I am working on a version with quick change mounts too.?
Carl
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