A flipstop for 60x32 mm aluminium profile as used on bandsaws, router tables and drill presses. The following image shows the profile, as it came on my Record Power bandsaw Sabre250.
The flipstop is anchored in the T-slot in the top of the profile. The distance of the center of the T-slot to the lead surface is 22 mm. An M5 countersunk bolt length 20 mm is used to tie it down.
I made this design because available designs I found were either not made for this profile, or they required support material. The present design is printable without supports.
The M5x20 countersunk screw is fitted permanently in the 'T-nut'. I made the hole in the ‘T-nut’ a tad too narrow for the M5 bolt. I did this because I wanted a very tight fit. I used an M5 tap and screwed that in only partly so when I put in the bolt it was self-locking with plenty friction. This worked well with PETG. Would work with ASA, but I doubt if this method will work with brittle PLA
I used an M5 butterfly nut to secure the slider. In the recess there is a shallow ‘nest’ for a washer below the nut to reduce the wear.
The ‘flipper’ is connected to the ‘slider’ via 2 pins. They hold by friction. Just press them in in a vise or a tube wrench.
I printed in PETG with some extra peripheral rounds.
The ‘flipper’ is best printed on the large flat side, with the ‘legs’ pointing up.
The pins are best printed with some brim.
The author marked this model as their own original creation.