Six Dollar Stinger Dust Foot Mod.

[Keith Outten]

I purchased this anodized aluminum cam action hold down at WoodCraft the other day. It seemed to be perfect for my Stinger dust foot adjustment, something a bit easier and much faster to adjust then the stock bolt and wing nut.

The bolt is 5/16" so I had to drill the 1/4" hole to fit, other than that I used a two and a quarter inch long carriage bolt so the square head would grip the plastic and prevent the bolt from turning. Adjusting the tightness of the grip is easy, just turn the carriage bolt a quarter turn at a time to get the fit just right.

The WoodCraft item number is 146630
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[Dennis OBrien]

Great idea Keith. Actually mine's adjusted just right so that I can just slide it up and down and it stays wherever I put. Not as elegant as your solution though....

[Mick A Martin]

Good idea, I just used a wing nut but the head of the bolt also turns, so I have to use a wrench to hold the head.

Mick

[james mcgrew]

oh i like that!!

[Keith Outten]

I was using a wrench as well but it was a pain so I was thinking of replacing the wing nut with a knob. When I saw the cam hold down I figured it would be a much better solution.

Now I need to machine a Corian holder for my Z block so it can hang on the end of my table.
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[Khalid Khattak]

Keith that is a very Ingenious idea... Really love to see how peoples think out of the box but i remember Guy Mathew great Quotation " Thinking out of the box is one thing..."

[Gene Crain]

Yikes....a Camaster mod outside the "Factory"

Well done.

[Guy Mathews]

AAAA++++ Idea!

[Keith Outten]

Khalid,

I live outside the box most days

I know that this is a very simple modification but it sure makes raising and lowering the dust foot easy. For several years I have had to work under the ShopBot dust foot to change router bits because it is just too much of a pain to raise and lower the dang thing. I tend to leave it where it is and only adjust it when I have to.
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