Dewalt 611 Splatter Skirt Air Diffuser Submerged Carbon Fiber CNC

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If you own an X Carve CNC or any other CNC that uses the Dewalt 611 router as its spindle, this simple 3D printed attachment will save a ton of cleanup and suffering when cutting carbon fiber submerged in water. Since carbon fiber dust is extremely toxic, it's necessary to cut it underwater for dust control and proper cooling. However, the Dewalt 611 spindle inconveniently blows air downward when running, resulting in water getting thrown all over the room. This simple 3D printed attachment screws onto the bottom of the Dewalt 611 and redirects the downward airflow off to the sides, preventing it from disturbing the water around your bit. Also, even bits without an up cut can fling water upward and into the router, which this attachment prevents by creating a small "skirt" around the base of the router controlling the splatter. Click here for a video example. If you don't own a 3D printer, help support us and purchase a splatter skirt on eBay. If you own a 3D printer but would still like to support us, please consider buying your Dewalt 611 from this affiliate link. Best CNC router bit for carbon fiber (lasted us hundreds of cuts) is available at Drill Bits Unlimited. Feeds n' Speeds (thicknesses 2-4mm): Speed: 400-420mm/min; Depth per pass: 0.3mm. For those asking "what kinda submerged cut tray is that?", we designed and printed a custom tray with 3D printed hold downs for cutting carbon fiber underwater. After extensive testing, however, it became clear that the hold downs just weren't reliable enough, so our new method involves creating a sandwich between a flat cookie tray, a piece of 1/8" acrylic (as a waste board), and your carbon fiber piece. Everything is stuck together with 3M VHB adhesive tape, and it works every time!