Needed a bit holder for my CNC

I am beyond thrilled w/ how this thing cuts acrylic! No longer will I have to CNC mill acrylic again, It’s always such a mess.

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Looks so good, it would make a fine makeup holder also.

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Very professional. Are those hex spacers or nuts ?
I like the contrast of the clear acrylic with the black finish on the cap screws, so locating a source for black spacers would be good. Any pointers ?
John :upside_down_face:

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They are standoff screws I got from Amazon. I also used 3mm lock nuts to secure it so it’ll be less likely to come apart.

https://www.amazon.com/HOBBYMATE-Standoffs-Quadcopter-Building-Motherboard/dp/B01I0SORIE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1531684835&sr=8-3

https://www.amazon.com/Electronics-Salon-100pcs-Metric-Black-Hexagonal/dp/B0129BDGW6/ref=sr_1_8?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1531684914&sr=1-8

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Black nylon ! That’s pretty cool, so many thanks.
John :upside_down_face:

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You could cut them from black acrylic! Or red, or blue, or… :slightly_smiling_face:

V. true, and a good idea for other ‘stands’, but I don’t think it would be quite so perfect a finish, and I’d have to cut quite a lot - the spacers for my router bits might have to be cut from 3/4" minimum.
John :upside_down_face:

Cut multiples and stack them, in alternating colors! :wink:

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Where did you get the depth setting rings for your bits?

I just made a bit holder on the CNC yesterday, but I like your model here. I might have to make one on the GF.

They’re made onto the bits. I bought them from Inventables.com

Very slick looking!

Nice…I just bought some…because I’ll probably use them…eventually…lmao

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This is the story of my life.

Those nylon bolts and standoffs are great, but they tend to accumulate. It’s significantly cheaper to order the set of 180 pieces for $8 from Amazon than to get the 3 screws I actually need from anywhere else. But there are only a few of each in the set, so then I go back for more…

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Only if you remember you got them and then remember where you stashed them. Otherwise you buy them again.

Not that I know anything about that :yum:

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