{"id":693,"date":"2012-12-05T09:22:55","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T14:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/?p=693"},"modified":"2012-12-05T09:22:55","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T14:22:55","slug":"3d-printed-shop-vac-adapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/2012\/12\/3d-printed-shop-vac-adapter\/","title":{"rendered":"3D-printed shop vac adapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not, 3D printing can be used for more useful things than <a href=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/clip-on-mustaches-for-crushtoberfest-12\/\">clip-on mustaches<\/a>&#8230; I have a miter saw with a missing dust bag, so whenever I use it I fill the immediate area with a fine coating of sawdust. I always thought a shop vac attachment would be more useful than the bag anyway, so I bought a 1.5&#8243; to 2.5&#8243; adapter that didn&#8217;t work at all. So I simply measured both ports and sketched up a quick elbow adapter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/early_sketch1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-695\" title=\"early_sketch\" src=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/early_sketch1-687x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/early_sketch1-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/early_sketch1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/early_sketch1.jpg 1845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then modeled it in CAD, converting inches to mm and fine-tuning some of the dimensions and details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cad_sketch.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-696\" title=\"cad_sketch\" src=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cad_sketch-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cad_sketch-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cad_sketch-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cad_sketch.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A couple of simple sweeps and shell features, plus some details for hose clamps (a backup, in case the friction-fit doesn&#8217;t work):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cad.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-697\" title=\"cad\" src=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cad-1024x865.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cad-1024x865.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cad-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cad.jpg 1046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The print took about 8 hours and required copious support material (which in turn took copious cleanup) but it came out perfect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/printed_part.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-698\" title=\"printed_part\" src=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/printed_part-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/printed_part-1024x661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/printed_part-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And fit perfectly too (no hose clamps required)!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-04-20.04.15.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-699\" title=\"2012-12-04 20.04.15\" src=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-04-20.04.15-943x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-04-20.04.15-943x1024.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-04-20.04.15-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-04-20.04.52.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-700\" title=\"2012-12-04 20.04.52\" src=\"http:\/\/jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-04-20.04.52-1024x928.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-04-20.04.52-1024x928.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jmillerid.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-04-20.04.52-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve uploaded the part to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:36799\">Thingiverse<\/a>&#8230; enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not, 3D printing can be used for more useful things than clip-on mustaches&#8230; I have a miter saw with a missing dust bag, so whenever I use it I fill the immediate area with a fine coating of sawdust. 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