20 Workbench Dog STL 3D Print files to get you started. 

This bundle is for work benches with ¾ inch diameter dog holes. 

All Dogs are approx 18.8mm diameter to give a snug but not overly tight fit. 

Adjustments can be made in your printer studio to account for your printers calibration. 

There is also a bundle for the 20mm dog holes that a few tables come with. These Dogs are designed to be 19.5mm diameter.

Everything seen in this video https://youtu.be/YcbPrWksWXY

There are 9 overall designs with different variants that make the total of 20 plus files. 

Suitable for workbenches with ¾ inch dog holes but easily adaptable for different sizes by simply scaling the files in your print studio. 

This pack works out far better value than buying individual files and also has a video dedicated to showing you the prints and how they work along with how to adapt them for best performance. 

Save the experimenting time and the trial and error. Just print and head off to the workshop to get building. 

The Slicer instructions are pretty simple. I take the standard Bambu Lab settings for everything, then add on supports, increase wall passes to 3 and have the infill at 15%, thought if you find the right angle block in particular has too much flex you can increase the fill. 

Here are the files you get. 

File 1.

Workbench Cookies (3 variants)

• Mini Cookie - Small radius and thickness

• Medium Cookie - Slightly larger radius and thickness

• Thick Cookie - full 100mm radius and double thickness. 

NB. In the video you see me glue nitrile cork to these for grip. These only work well with a grip added to the top. 

File 2. 

The Dog Tray 

A tray to hold all of your bench dogs, aimed at painters pins and dogs. 

File 3. 

Flexi Blocks (2 variants)

• Standard flexi block - long or short option.

• Multi Flexi Block - 4 dimension adjustable block. 

File 4.

Painters Pins.

A 2 piece operation for an easy print. Simple print then glue the 2 parts together. 

File 5.

Flexi Planing Bar Stops (2 Varients)

Aimed at standard MFT tables with holes spaced at 96m centres. But due to the flexi design if your holes are slightly off, these still work. 

• Short Bar - Spans 2 holes

• Long Bar - Spams 3 holes

File 6.

Right Angle Flexi Support Block (3 variants

Support your work while drilling, screwing or clamping. Aimed at standard MFT tables with holes spaced at 96m centres. But due to the flexi design if your holes are slightly off, these still work.

• Thin Support - Lightweight and thin, can flex a little under pressure. 

• Medium support - Thicker for added strenght

• Thick Support - Thick enough to support more pressure.
  

File 7.  

Standard Dogs (2 variants)

Just your standard workbench dogs with a round pin to fit the 20mm dog hole and a flat face to butt your work against. 

• Narrow edge - Designed to stop your dog falling into the hole too deep, while not requiring supports when printed. 

• Thick edge - Cleaner results but requires supports for the best finish. 

File 8. 

v Block Dogs.  (2 variants)

For supporting square stock at a 45 degree twist. Hold work for Chamfering or any other operation where access to the corner edge is needed. Use one with a stop and one without in tandem. 

• V block with round dog - standard round dog, requires supports for better quality print. 

• V block with round dog and stop - as above but with a stop to support your piece from moving forwards. 

• V block with Hexagon  dog - Does not require support to print but is a little looser in the dog hole. 

• V block with Hexagon dog and stop - as above but with a stop to support your piece from moving forwards. 

File 9.

Thick Dog

Longer depth dog compatible with the thickest right angle block to provide more support.

72 files all with the aim of helping you to hold / support sheet materials leaving your hands free to apply screws or nails.

I originally designed this full set with the aim of it being all about drawer box assembly, to make it quick, repeatable and stress free. During the design and testing process I quickly realised that this set of jigs is far more versatile and can be used for larger or smaller projects.

There are a number of different permutations of the files to cater for different sheet material thicknesses, including the most common. And a fully adjustable support jig with sliding jaws for the non standard jobs.

Please note that the corner, t joints and triangle joints all have the same thickness of base to ensure they are compatible with each other.

Below I have put the description for each folder of files and the settings I used to print them in PETG HF on my Bambu Lab 3D Printer. You may find you need to adjust the settings for your needs but they will be a good guide.

File 1 - Corner Braces - 4 walls, 25% infill, no supports.

Also labeled as corner clamps. These simply slot over the corner of the 2 boards you wish to join. There are 6 different sizes for the following thicknesses of materials. 10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 13mm, 17mm and 18mm

There is a large and small for each size too. Meaning you can have more strength for larger panels.

I apply one top and one bottom for total stability.

File 2 - Drawer pull templates - 3 walls, 25% infill, no supports.

Save on drawer pull hardware.

11 styles of template designed to be used with a router. Simple set the location where you want to remove finger space on your drawer front. Locate the template using the 2 tabs and trace the area to be removes.

Then cut to within 1 to 2mm of the line, reapply the template, fixing it with either clamps or good double sided tape. Then using a bearing guided flush trim router bit, with the bearing following the template remove the remaining material. Taking care to follow all safety requirements.

File 3 - One handed corner clamps - 4 walls, 40% infill, some supports.

These are designed to be added to squeeze clamps, simply remove the inner jaw rubber that the clamps come with and replace with these prints. Then you can quickly clamp a corner of 2 boards. Note that this is not a solution for glue ups, just for quick hold to give you 2 hands free to apply fixings.

There is one top jaw addition, a simple triangle.

There are 4 designs for the bottom. I have specifically made the one called best design to not need supports and to be the largest and strongest. It is the one I recommend as the others need supports and are not as strong.

If the prints are too tight or loose simply scale to fit.

File 4 - Sheet Material centre scribes - 3 walls, 20% infill, no supports.

The simplest and one of the most useful.

When driving screws or drilling into a Butt joint it is really handy to know you are hitting dead centre of the board that will receive the screw thread to avoid splitting.

These simple prints make that easy. There are 2 styles, one for thin leaded pencils or pens and one for the thicker Pica or Tracker style ones.

There are 6 holes on each print aimed at either 12mm or 18mm sheets with 1mm ± either side. thats ½ and ¾ inch sheets in imperial.

File 5 - Right angle blocks - 3 walls, infill depends on the file you choose, no supports.

These are just clamping right angles. So useful and simple in their job.

There are 3 sizes, each with 4 iterations.

Small, medium and large. Each one designed for different sized glue ups.

Each size has 4 iterations,

No support

Support

Skinny, no support

Skinny Support.

The idea here is that if you want to save filament then print with a support as this adds another bar across the bracket.

Personally I find the skinny ones to be just fine with 4 walls and 40% infill, but the non skinny offer more clamping space, though it comes at a cost of filament and time.

The non skinnys were printed with 4 walls and 30% infill.

File 6 - Sliding clamps.

All pieces but the bolt are 4 walls and 25% infill

Bolt is 4 walls and 90% infill to avoid snapping.

The only piece needing supports is the track due to the dog holes on the underside.

This was a whim that turned into one of the most useful additions in the files.

The aim here is to have a fully adjustable clamp that you can glue a dog hole into to allow it to be set into a workbench. Allowing you to clamp a board on its edge to do jibs like applying edge banding.

They can adjust from thin to well above 2 inches, 36mm and with the larger jaw option the board height can go up to at least 500mm.

Slide the locking bar into the track, place the jaw so that the holes align and apply the bolt. Tightening the bolt draws the bar into the jaw and locks it into the track.

If the bolt snaps which I found happened in early iterations of the design, ensure it is cool and not right after printing, and set the infill to 100% if needed. This should be enough to get the desired tension without snapping the bolt.

If you have a standard cmc cut mft workbench then the dogs are perfectly aligned. If, like me you have drilled your own, I advise just using one dog to stop the clamps sliding.

File 7 - T-joint supports - 3 walls, 25% infill, no supports.

Much like the corner braces, these are designed to sit on a piece of sheet material where a T joint is being made. Use the centre scribe to mark the board being added in. Not the one you are sitting the t brace on, then use the viewing window to line the centre line with your mark for alignment.

There are 6 thicknesses of materials that these are compatible with. 10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 13mm, 17mm, 18mm. and each thickness has 3 sizes. There is the larger option both in low and high. And my favourite for smaller jobs the mini.

Note, these can also be used as corner braces in a pinch.

File 8 - Simple triangle supports - 3 walls, 25% infill, no support.

Align the print so that the triangle support is not upright, rather lying on its side to avoid supports.

These work with the corner braces and t joint supports to hold sheet materials while you use 2 hands to apply fixings.

These are designed to hold each board upright with speed and strength.

They also have the same base thickness so that they are fully compatible with the corner braces and t joint support.

If you have read this far, thank you so much. I appreciate you for even considering these files. If you have questions about printer settings or the jigs/files themselves please see the latest video on my page. Linked here.

https://youtu.be/jDvmnjlwDaY

I hope you get value and they prove to be useful !

Everything you need to add control to your ungainly dust extraction hose. And More.

This bundle is designed to be used with the thinner hoses from dust extractors rather than the larger chip collector hoses.

The bundle contains 4 identical folders, each one adapted for the 4 commons hose sizes 26mm, 32mm, 35mm and 38mm. Though you may find that like me, if you have the festool 35mm hose that the 38mm clips fit better on the main body of the hose, whereas the 35mm clips fit better close to the nozzle. This is why you get all 4 size related bundles for one price. Chop and change as needed.

Each bundle includes the same items, each scaled to the best fit for the hose.

For strength I used 6 walls, 35% infill with gyroid. But you can adapt if you feel you need more or less strength / more of less print time.

Contents of each bundle.

The pictures also describe these files better than my words.

1. File1 - The Hose Raiser head - designed to be used when making your own dust hose raiser.

   The raiser supports your hose above your work so you dont have to carry the weight. Simple attach the raiser head on the top of a 35mm square length of wood and you are on your way . See this video for full build.

   https://youtu.be/VZxWObJ73T0

   The only construction needed is to glue a 3mm pin into the hinge. For mine the fit was so tight I didnt need to use glue. If you do need glue, ensure no glue makes contact with the inner hinge piece.

2. File 2 - Hose Raiser Brackets and pins - These attach to the side of your cabinet or workbench to support the hose raiser bar. I recommend 2 per build, and keep them pretty close and high on the side of whatever you plan to attach your raiser to. That way you get stability when it is up high. These too are designed to be a tight fit for a 35mm square bar. There is a pin in the file too that comes in 2 parts, the first is the grip and the second the pin itself. I found printing these separate and gluing together the pieces worked best.

3. File 3 - Hose holder fixed clamp - This permanently attaches to the hose close to the nozzle. The Dog is printed separate, simply glue the dog into the recess under the clamp allowing you to mount your hose in a dog hole in your bench. See the video for full details and whether to use a sliding dog or normal dog. Both are included in the bundles. (recommend the sliding dog as a best of both worlds solution)

4. File 4 - Hose holder fixed wall clamp - Designed to be attached to your dust hose in an area where you want to permanently fix it to the wall or ceiling.

5. File 5 - Hose holder sliding mount - A wall bracket designed to be used with the sliding dog and fixed clamp so you can place the mount anywhere you wish to hold your hose allowing for easy access. Simple slide it on to fix it in place and slide it off to use it.

6. File 6 - Dog port loose and tight - Simple dog holes that you can fix to the wall where, much like the sliding mount you can push your affixed fixed clamp in using the dog and friction to hold it in place.

7. File 7 - Hose holder wedge wall and dog - An open hose holder that you can fix to your wall or ceiling to hold your hose in place allowing for quick release and use.

8. File 8 - Slimline hose holder wedge - as above but more slimline, ie closer to the wall or ceiling. Use the one that suits your needs and clearance requirements best.

9. File 9 - Simple 19.9mm dog - The dog as a separate file so you can print and glue it into the fixed clamp as needed.

10. File 10 - Sliding dog - as above but with the tapered groove allowing for use with the hose holder sliding mount.

If there are any questions, answers will most likely be found in the following videos.

The pictures also describe these files better than my words.

These set up blocks are Metric and range in sizes from 1mm thick to 20mm thick .

The file includes long blocks for a table saw and short blocks for a router. Or wherever you find a use for them.

They have the thickness marked on them and this corresponds to the height of the recess in the centre too.

So you can use them to set a fence or to get an accurate blade / router bit height too.

I have also given them different lengths as that seemed to be a useful addition.

I have printed mine with PETG but PLA is fine too, 3 wall, 15% infill and if you are feeling fancy you can use the iron function on the top surface.

I would not recommend printing all at once as all printers are calibrated differently. For this reason I have made a separate file for the 5mm short block. This way you can print it and using calipers on the width see if you need to raise or lower the 100% scaling to get the blocks as accurate as possible. If you scale the 5mm block to your printer, the same calibration will work for all blocks.

If you do need to scale, and you download the free plans for the holders, you may need to scale these too.

Blocks come in the following sizes.

Long 20mm, 15mm, 10mm, 9mm, 8mm, 7mm, 6mm, 5mm, 4mm, 3mm, 2mm, 1mm

Short 6mm, 5m, 4mm, 3mm, 2mm, 1mm.

Lengths covered, 150mm, 145mm, 140mm,130mm, 120mm, 100mm, 70mm, 65mm, 60mm, 55mm, 50mm.