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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...
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...
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...
@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...
@Justin Edwards Where did you get the ball joints from? thanks Lee
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...
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....
I used carbon fiber tube from ebay, I have not seen many longer than 500mm though. What country are you in David?
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...
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...
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...
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...
arm_length 410 # # this is the length of an arm from hinge to hinge arm_radius 223 #...
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...
Link to video of my first ever print: https://goo.gl/photos/aKAiTGZ8DyqepoCQ6 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have just done my first print ever, still waiting on it to finish but in the mean time, what sort of speeds are considered fast for a printer...
No, I will be careful, earth the plate etc. Do you print direct onto the aluminum bed? Is it just the standard finish on the sheet or have you had...
Hi Robert, I notice you have proximity detector, what sort of bed are you using? I have an unheated glass bed for testing but was going to get an...
BalaKrishnan, Can you put the nut in like in the picture? [IMG] As you can see from the attached photo of my vertex, the printed material should...
I am putting a Smoothieboard on mine, I am looking for high speed. If you are going to be printing relatively slowly then most controllers should...
