Vacuum Sanding Table Plate for Makers & Woodworkers (squares) - Fully Customizable

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This one highlights the benefits of square holes, is still beginner-friendly, and differentiates it from my original circular-hole version.

🪚 Parametric Sanding Box Plate (Square Holes – Optimized for 3D Printing)

This is a fully customizable sanding box plate with a grid of square holes — optimized for faster, cleaner 3D prints. Designed for use with a shop vac or dust extractor, this top plate mounts to a wooden (or printed) box to create a vacuum-powered sanding table.

🧰 Why Square Holes?

While circular holes are great for drilling in MDF or acrylic, square holes print faster, more accurately, and with less stringing or bridging issues. Perfect for PLA, PETG, or wood-filled filaments.

🔧 Features:

🛠 Fully customizable in OpenSCAD:

Width, length, and thickness

Hole size and spacing

Margin around the edge (keep holes away from clamps or screws)

🖨 Flat, support-free design

💨 Works with most vacuum setups

🧩 Ideal for workshop tables, sanding boxes, or router stations

🖨 Print Notes:

✅ No supports

🧵 0.25 mm layer height recommended

🧲 PETG, PLA, or wood-filled filament

🔄 Print with square infill to match the design!

💡 Remix Ideas:

Add mounting screw holes in the margin

Generate larger plates split into tiles

Create a parametric port cutout underneath for your vacuum hose

📦 Download Includes:

.scad – parametric OpenSCAD source

.stl – example plate (200 × 150 × 5 mm, square holes)

This version is tuned for makers who want clean, quick prints and still get the dust control they need in the shop. It pairs great with your 3D printing setup and keeps your workspace breathable and tidy.

Let me know if you'd like a side-by-side listing suggestion or tags to help this one stand out from the circular version!