# # # Save Yer Fingers on the Shopbot # # #

I like to use the ShopBot at TechShop in San Jose - www.techshop.ws and I like to use the dust collection hood that channels wood chips to the vacuum system.

It's tough, though, to keep that dust collection hood in it's place - the thumbscrew in the back is tough to reach and tough to securely tighten.

Sooooo... I decided to stop whining and do something about it!

If you make this, Please Be Gentle! Thumbscrews and their threads need TLC! This is a Thumbscrew-assist Tool...

Step 1: Go to the Directory and Get the File.

I'm including the Corel Draw v15 file with the essential drawings for using 1/4" MDF. (Can you imagine? togo1919 using MDF?)

Cut out the pieces using the Laser Engraver. The parts look like this. Ignore the dotted line - it's associated with the text box, that's all.

Step 2: Assemble the Parts

DRY FIT BEFORE YOU GET ANY GLUE INVOLVED!

So I'm still finding splines to be handy for alignment and glue-up. I used CA glue for this, just to make it fast and easy.

I still have 5 fingers on both hands with NO WEBS! Sometimes that CA glue gets tricky...

Here's one of the sides with the splines being added...