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Title: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: slotdoofus on December 23, 2016, 11:44:15 AM

I decided to design/manufacture some base adapters so I can install polygon toppers on my S2000 machines.

This is probably as close as you're going to get to that "stock appearance".

 :odie:

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: slotdoofus on December 23, 2016, 11:44:59 AM

One last picture.

It fits like a glove....

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: Nurbo on May 03, 2018, 10:48:13 PM

Hello,




Very nice job !  :applause:




You used a 3D printer ?

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: rickhunter on May 04, 2018, 01:33:21 PM

3D Printer?  I've been wanting to get into that, which one do you have?

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: qbert on May 04, 2018, 01:40:17 PM

Are you selling them? How much?

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: lookes on May 04, 2018, 02:53:27 PM

Looks CNC milled. My 3D printer is nowhere near that quality. Very nice!

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: Ken on May 05, 2018, 02:15:05 AM

He has a few CNCs in his shop.

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: slotdoofus on May 06, 2018, 08:27:20 AM

I didn't use a 3-D printer.

These are CNC machined on one of my machining centers. I doubt I'd sell any. The price would be too high.

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: Sunrise Side on May 06, 2018, 08:56:54 AM

3D might be around $50. 

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: rokgpsman on May 06, 2018, 09:05:52 AM

Quote from: slotdoofus on May 06, 2018, 08:27:20 AM

I didn't use a 3-D printer.

These are CNC machined on one of my machining centers. I doubt I'd sell any. The price would be too high.

What material did you use to fabricate the bases? Looks great and fits well.

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: slotdoofus on May 06, 2018, 11:54:12 AM

Black Delrin, (Acetal)

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: slotdoofus on May 06, 2018, 12:06:01 PM

I have an adapter for flat top machines as well. Much less time consuming to make, no 3-D tool-paths.

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: rokgpsman on May 06, 2018, 01:32:06 PM

I was wondering about that fit to the curve on top of the machine, how it was measured and input to the CNC software. Do you make a template, then trace it's curve with a mouse or some other input device and the CNC software plots the movement?

My brother-in-law uses autocad (I think) for his machine shop and I've heard him talk some about the process. He makes a test run with some cheaper material just to debug the programming steps. On some of his machines it will change the tool/bits automatically, on others they have to install the next tool by hand, or maybe that is just when the next tool/bit is an oddball that's not already in the machine. Not sure.

Title: Re: My custom base adapter for a polygon topper on my S2000 slots
Post by: slotdoofus on May 06, 2018, 02:03:36 PM

I didn't get that scientific when came to obtaining the geometry for the round top curve. The radius was half the width of the machine.

I used a tape measure..... :Scratch-Head:

As for the rest of the design, I use my MicroVu optical comparator. I use this geometry to create the part in MasterCam (level 3). All tool-paths are generated on MasterCam and sent to the machining center.

I have one totally enclosed machining center w/ tool changer. The other 2 machines are cnc knee mills, manual tool change.