3D printed OF1010 Dust shoe plate for router planing

[Francis_Beland]

If you are using a router to plane slabs or large planks, you know it makes a lot of dust that is hard to manage. I tried a lot of things to solve the problem but since I got my 3D printer, I found a solution. I designed a dust shoe plate that mimic a CNC dust shoe so the dust is trapped inside and gathered by the dust extractor. I did my first design for the plunge base of a Bosch 1617 (first picture) but I did it for my OF1010 as well (second picture without brush).

 

[Michael Kellough]

Looks good!

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Isn't the OF1010 a little on the small side for slab milling/flattening? It's a great router, but with the 8mm shank restriction, you are kind of limited in bit selection.
It can pull that 50mm rabbet bit, but for how long?
I guess it depends on how big the slab actually is? and how much needs to come off of it to get it flat?

 

[Francis_Beland]

Isn't the OF1010 a little on the small side for slab milling/flattening? It's a great router, but with the 8mm shank restriction, you are kind of limited in bit selection.
It can pull that 50mm rabbet bit, but for how long?
I guess it depends on how big the slab actually is? and how much needs to come off of it to get it flat?

Yeah you are right OF1010 is on the small side for that but it works well to do it with a 1 1/2 inch Flattening router bit from Lee Valley. You have a really more choice of router bit with an OF1400 but unfortunately, I don't have one. If somebody can send me a scan of the 1400 base plate, I can design the dust shoe plate for it.

 

[Francis_Beland]

I've been able (thanks to Rob Lee) to have a picture of both the OF1400 and the OF2200 plate so I've designed the dust shoe for both of them. If somebody is interested, it's available.