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Specifications for Cut Planning and Fixturing

Custom fixtures can be created to accompany Plate. We've created a  Door Mortising Fixture for installing door hinges, and look forward to seeing what other fixtures the Community comes up with. Find all of Plate's measurements in this ShaperHub file: Shaper Plate Fixture Creation Kit.

Some key measurements for creating fixtures and cut planning follow:

Cut Window

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  • Total window area measures 160mm wide by 120mm tall
    • The upper width is 170mm
  • The Reticle engages at the center of the window
    • 50mm from deployed front fence,
    • 60mm from bottom edge of window
  • The Fence deploys 50mm below the Plate window's horizontal centerline
    • This reduces the overall window size by 10mm, to 110mm
  • The horizontal grid reference points are 50mm to the left and right from center and reference the engaged Fence 
  • The edge flags are positioned 70mm to the left and right of the Plate window's veritcal centerline. This is mirrored in markings on the Fence.

Accessory Rail Holes

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The Accessory Rail features both threaded and unthreaded holes to use with screws or dowels

  • Each corner features two M5 threaded holes
    • The first is 10mm to center from the edge of Plate
    • The next hole hole is spaced 15mm on center
  • The Accessory Rail holes run sequentially every 25mm from the inner of the threaded corner holes and alternate threaded and non-threaded
  • The distance between the top and bottom hole is 430mm center to center
  • The distance between the left and the right rail is 346mm center to center
  • The threaded holes are standard M5x0.8 pitch. The dowel holes are 5mm in diameter.

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