NEW OF 1010 R dust shroud design improvement

[mcooley]

Exactly, which is why it didn't work very well not to mention how finicky it was to put on aside from the rest of the clear shroud as it engaged with the body of the base. The use of it was too fragile if you ask me.

But a flexible rubber material which stretches or is at least flexible could be a huge improvement. A rubber ring that quickly squeezes "on and off" for checking router bit placement etc. It might be enough to block that space above the cutter while compressing for the deeper passes of the bit itself.

 

[Mike Goetzke]

Not the best picture if the point is good dust collection  [eek]

Especially with that plunge cut.

Does that dust look "photoshopped" to anyone else?

 

[Coen]

Exactly, which is why it didn't work very well not to mention how finicky it was to put on aside from the rest of the clear shroud as it engaged with the body of the base. The use of it was too fragile if you ask me.

But a flexible rubber material which stretches or is at least flexible could be a huge improvement. A rubber ring that quickly squeezes "on and off" for checking router bit placement etc. It might be enough to block that space above the cutter while compressing for the deeper passes of the bit itself.

Yes, like the drop-down cilinder on the OF-2200

Not the best picture if the point is good dust collection  [eek]

Especially with that plunge cut.

Does that dust look "photoshopped" to anyone else?

No. It just looks that way. But because the dust / chips are closer to the focal point they look sharper than the background. But that's because of the limited depth of field.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

It is kind of funny that they would use a pic like that in advertising though? The fact that the router is even running and able to make chips, seems weird. You would think that they would make it look perfect, even though we know it's not realistic. Ina still image, you would never know it wasn't running.

 

[ChuckM]

Honesty is the best policy, and I think it's a smart move to show the chips-flying image -- to manage customer expectation, if not for any other reason.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I get what you are saying, but anyone who uses a router knows that there are huge variations in what the machine throws out as chips/dust, depending on the cut itself.
The way I use my OF1010 with a template to make pocketed cuts makes absolutely no dust at all. If it wasn't for the hole that is left behind, you would never know. But these holes don't go through and they are fairly small.
Then again, doing the cut-out of an integral sink in a solid surface counter top makes a huge mess. Solid surface material is very dense, so it produces a lot of big curly shavings (when your feed/speed/chipload are exactly right) and powdery dust when it's not. Either way, it is hard to contain and control.

 

[Coen]

It is kind of funny that they would use a pic like that in advertising though? The fact that the router is even running and able to make chips, seems weird. You would think that they would make it look perfect, even though we know it's not realistic. Ina still image, you would never know it wasn't running.

A still image is nothing more than a small video consolidated into one image.  [tongue]

It's perfectly possible to show movement in a picture, just decrease the ISO value and increase the exposure time. That is also how they get the pictures of perfectly focused cars and a blurry race track.