DrD said:
Are are going to be "printing" some of these up for sale? I have no access to a 3-D printer, but there are a couple of items, eg Kreg Jig to Festool Vac and TS 75 Cover Plate that I might have interest in. PM me if you wish.
I have no plans to print these for anyone else. The nice thing about thingiverse is folks can publish the model for something and then others can take that to a printing service. I've had great luck with a local printer via 3DHubs.
http://3dhubs.refr.cc/NTPC3WM
Every hub varies some, like the one I use nearby, are just folks with a printer looking to keep it busy. Some are more reliable than others. Check the reviews for ones local to you.
What you could do is pull that model into Tinkercad, do a bunch of duplicates (copy/paste), export that as an STL file and upload that to a printing service for a quote. The fun part of Tinkercad is you could pretty easily change the surface to show whatever you'd like on it. I have a bunch with 'WK' in the top. I've also done some using an import of a Festool logo from an SVG file. Tinkercad makes it pretty simple.
How about this? I made two more STL files. One with 16 and another with 20 on it. Set up face-down, ready to print.
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2075639/#files
I uploaded the 16 set to 3DHubs to get some quotes. They ranged from $6 to $20 for basic materials.
Shapeways is a lot more expensive but they offer a much wider range of materials. Want one in platinum? Only $3809.13,
each! Lesser materials are, of course, less expensive.
I had a Festool/Kreg vacuum shroud printed both ways. The local one was $8 picked up, shapeways was $30, shipped. The Shapeways one has a remarkably clean finish. But really not worth the premium.
Or you could shell out $200 for a printer of your own. I'm using a Monoprice Mini Select and I'm pretty darned impressed with it. It's actually pretty capable for an amazingly low price. Bought mine through Amazon:
http://amzn.to/2km9Z2o
If you order one be sure to also pick up a spool of filament for it. Some of this Neon Green is reasonably close to Festool's green.
https://www.amazon.com/Inland-1-75mm-Green-Printer-Filament/dp/B00YSPCN76/http://www.microcenter.com/product/434396/175mm_Neon_Green_PLA_3D_Printer_Filament_-_1kg_Spool_(22_lbs)
It wasn't in-stock when I wanted some so I shelled out too much more for some 3D Fuel green that was in-stock at a local Microcenter store:
http://amzn.to/2kYEmMu
I've had great luck with the Inland brand of PLA and highly recommend it.
Be aware, much like woodworking, 3D printing is hilariously addictive. You'll have all kinds of new tools, spools of PLA, and even multiple printers if you're not careful...
