Yes it does by the way
Vacuum Attachment for the MR-1. Someone has made one of these before, but I don’t believe they shared the files anywhere. So, here is my design/prototype 
- New ‘Front Cover’- Allows easy installation of brackets/access to hardware (without removing entire cover)
- Mounting Brackets/Tracks- Can stay on permanently, no interference with tooling/collet removal (slide vacuum attachment on/off)*
- Vacuum Tube Holder- Printed with an embedded magnet to secure tube to front of machine (helps keep it aligned, but can easily be pulled off)
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Very crafty @RNS_Outdoors
Nice design!
Does anyone know if someone make the tool setter riser as a 3d print?
Here is an expansion on the design from Pithybuilds on YouTube for covers of the ballscrews/linear rails. I used his support structure, but instead of using aluminum flashing for the covers I designed parts that can be 3D printed. It doesn’t keep all of the chips off of the rails/screws, but it reduces it drastically.
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Nice! Were you planning on making the file available for others to print? Also I’m curious, what do you use the front plate for?
Once I get the design perfected I will make it available, still working out some bugs. The front plate is for my Flux 4th axis setup.
Oh, cool. Were you one of the ones that convert the MR1 to LinuxCNC or is it just an indexer?
No, I still use CutControl. This is just a poor man’s 4th axis indexer from Flux Workholding with a cheap self-centering vise on it. I wish that Langmuir would come out with a 4th axis solution, but they say it’s quite a ways off due to software development taking a long time.
Hoping for that 4th axis too but I was already thinking about getting an indexer in the mean time so very cool to see one set up on the MR1.