X-Carve Dust Shoe: Rev 2

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This is my second and final dust shoe. It's small, but works incredibly well. I'm posting these files for sharing, with a warning: instructions are brief until I can add more detail. The bristles were removed from a brush purchased at Lowes, similar to this one: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Quickie-Professional-9-in-Poly-Fiber-Deck-Brush/3036953 Any small dust brush will work as long as you pull the bristles out. Use Xcarve_brush_guide.stl to cut the bristles to size with a sharp box cutter. This can be tricky and time-consuming, but it's essential. To do this, insert the bristles all the way into the round holes until the brush end is below the top of the round hole surface. Then, use hot glue to fill the top of the round hole to keep the bristles in place. You will also need eight 4mm OD x 2mm high round neodymium magnets. Glue these into the holes in the sections that slide together. Make sure the magnets are oriented so they attract each other; if not, the brush may detach. Some #4 hardware is required to attach the sections together, as well as some #10 hardware for the set screws that hold the VAC_Attach to the X-Carve. Hopefully, you can figure out the rest from the pictures. Check out my instructable on the first version; it might provide guidance, but Rev 2 has many changes: http://www.instructables.com/id/X-Carve-CNC-Router-Dust-CollectorShoe/ If you have questions, feel free to ask on the instructable's page and I'll do my best to answer them. Good luck – this dust shoe really is amazing!