AirArm - Articulated Scroll Saw Air Blower

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A friend of mine was complaining that the static air blower on his Ryobi scroll saw made it more difficult than it should be to use. He had seen newer scroll saws with articulated air blower arms and wanted to know if he could retrofit his with one. This project is the result of his frustration. It uses ball and socket joints from Giuseppe Finizia's "PCB Workstation with Articulated Arms" and adds a base plate and end effector to hold a standard sized piece of aquarium tubing. The base plate and end effector are designed in OpenSCAD, making it easy to edit them to fit different applications. Both components import parts of the "BS_Joint.stl" file from Giuseppe's PCB Workstation, ensuring they remain compatible with existing printed joints. If you want to modify the SCAD files, it may be easier to check out the source from the project's GitHub page.