3D Printed TS-75 Cover Plate

[jbasen]

I finally have my 3D printer up and running  [drooling].  I've designed a cover plate for the blade access hole in the side of the TS-75 that Festool has never given us.  Now you don't have to cover your saw with duct tape to improve the dust collection.

For those with access to a 3D printer I've attached the .stl file so you can print one for yourself.  I designed it so that when you print the cover plate it is a little too tight to pop into the hole in the saw.  You will just need to do a little filing, or sanding, of the front and back edges that snap into the hole in the TS-75 to achieve a perfect fit on your saw. 

Please also note that the front and back edges of the casting on the saw are different thicknesses.  Please make sure you insert the cover plate oriented correctly to match up.

I am in the process of posting the .stl file on thingiverse.  However, they require you to wait 24 hours after creating an account before you can publish a model.  To keep people here from having to wait I've attached the .stl file to this post. 

Enjoy

 

[SoonerFan]

Nice of you to share your solution. People like you make this a great place and valuable resource.  Well done!

 

[kevin clifford]

Are you making these available for purchase from you? Fantastic solution!

 

[bkharman]

Are you making these available for purchase from you? Fantastic solution!

+1 here. No printer and my 75 lives under my CMS... Would love to keep the dust down a bit more there.

Great concept mate!  Cheers. Bryan.

 

[Staniam]

Very cool! I might have to look into a 3D printer. Or maybe you'll have them available!  [big grin]

 

[jbasen]

Unfortunately, right now I'm not set up to print these out for people; which is why I posted the stl file.  I have a Piranha Fx.  It is a  combo CNC router, laser engraver, and 3D printer.  It takes me about 4 hours to print out one of the cover plates.  Given that kind of time to print just one, I'm just not setup to spend days babysitting my printer to turn out a bunch of these. 

If somebody knows of a 3rd party print service, that might be an alternative.  They could probably print out cover plates much more economically than I can. 

I wish I could help everyone out more than this.

 

[DrD]

Not to high jack this thread, but to touch on another much needed TS75 accessory.  If only someone would come up with a 3-D printed proper Splinterguard for the TS75!  It would appear that the original poster has a "Paul Marcel - type" splinterguard on his saw.  I would be an instant customer for the splinterguard - I don't have access to a 3-D printer - so long as the price was not too exorbitant.

Any other takers?

 

[jbasen]

Yes I use Paul's splinterguard mod.  It works very well.  However, I don't believe it would be a good candidate for 3D printing.  The Festool splinterguard is not only made of a piece of ABS but it also has a metal, threaded, insert.  Because of that I think that Paul's modification is a better solution.  It is both easy to do and economical. 

 

[jbasen]

I wanted to follow up on this thread with an answer I gave on another thread when asked about how to get an item 3D printed.

I did a quick google search for 3d printing service and a pile came up. You may be able to find one that is local to you.  I even found that some UPS stores are offering 3D printing services. Hope this helps

 

[anthonyz]

I wanted to follow up on this thread with an answer I gave on another thread when asked about how to get an item 3D printed.

I did a quick google search for 3d printing service and a pile came up. You may be able to find one that is local to you.  I even found that some UPS stores are offering 3D printing services. Hope this helps

I use shapeways. They can print in a variety of plastics and even precious metals for jewelry makers. They also allow people who design pieces to sell them and make a little profit and they will handle all of the processing and payment. I am working on a series of parts which I hope to make available on Shapeways 3D.