Welcome to Our Community

Some features disabled for guests. Register Today.

Sign Up

Recent Content by lmclaren

  1. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    very nice Jerry, On my printer (over sized) the top was the bit that moved. I expect there was more weight in the bottom. If you intend to...
    Post by: lmclaren, Feb 29, 2016 in forum: 3D printers
  2. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    btw, Sleekgrid, My machine is in the ball park of what you are building, because my machine is oversize from the original design, I have had...
    Post by: lmclaren, Jan 27, 2016 in forum: 3D printers
  3. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    Back further in this thread there was mention of calculators for the arm length. I used the calculator to get close and then some coathanger wire...
    Post by: lmclaren, Jan 27, 2016 in forum: 3D printers
  4. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    @Justin Edwards Thanks for the reply, I did not know about Onshape, I have just spend the last few days using it to design a new effector for my...
    Post by: lmclaren, Jan 24, 2016 in forum: 3D printers
  5. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    @Justin Edwards Where did you get the ball joints from? thanks Lee
    Post by: lmclaren, Jan 19, 2016 in forum: 3D printers
  6. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    Spending the day tuning my printer, having problems with overhangs. Reading on the internet suggest I need a cooling fan for PLA, does this sound...
    Post by: lmclaren, Oct 16, 2015 in forum: 3D printers
  7. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    Tapping the holes in the end should not be a problem, aluminium is easy to tap. The secret is to use the correct tap, eg taper and HSS not carbon....
    Post by: lmclaren, Oct 16, 2015 in forum: 3D printers
  8. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    I used carbon fiber tube from ebay, I have not seen many longer than 500mm though. What country are you in David?
    Post by: lmclaren, Oct 16, 2015 in forum: 3D printers
  9. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    I like the Smoothieboard but have never used anything else to compare with. I have seen mention before that a lot of the other controllers will...
    Post by: lmclaren, Oct 15, 2015 in forum: 3D printers
  10. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    tbh, the way it is designed works really well. I tried a spring tensioner at the start but when I zeroed the arms they would hit the top due to...
    Post by: lmclaren, Oct 15, 2015 in forum: 3D printers
  11. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    Do you mean the bolts running vertical? they are part of the tensioning for the belts. I will do a close up next time I have the top off but in...
    Post by: lmclaren, Oct 14, 2015 in forum: 3D printers
  12. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    I have done a bit more work on the printer, I checked my extrusion length and found I was 40% over, set it up correctly and now it seems to be...
    Post by: lmclaren, Oct 14, 2015 in forum: 3D printers
  13. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    arm_length 410 # # this is the length of an arm from hinge to hinge arm_radius 223 #...
    Post by: lmclaren, Oct 14, 2015 in forum: 3D printers
  14. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    Here is what I printed, I had a few problems, my extruder was not set correctly and I managed to bend the filament and had to cut it off an...
    Post by: lmclaren, Oct 14, 2015 in forum: 3D printers
  15. lmclaren
    Post

    Delta-Six

    Link to video of my first ever print: https://goo.gl/photos/aKAiTGZ8DyqepoCQ6 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
    Post by: lmclaren, Oct 14, 2015 in forum: 3D printers
  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
    Accept Learn More...
    Dismiss Notice