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Post by selphb on Apr 17, 2015 10:57:59 GMT -5
Hi I decided to get to this project that i have been wanting to do for a while now and decided to do a thread showing the progress. I designed all the brackets shown in solidworks 2013 and then printed them out on my MakerBot replicator 2X at almost solid settings for rigidity. I will be updating this thread to show progress in the project and steps to complete the conversion. I LOVE MY 3D PRINTER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Y AXIS  X AXIS  I designed this mount to keep the flow indicator in a clear view in case the water pump stopped working.  This mount holds my air nozzle made with LocLine parts and will be replaced later this week with an updated version with a mount for the Z limit switch.  |
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Post by georgemyers on Apr 17, 2015 21:55:53 GMT -5
Really nice use for having a 3D printer. Been kicking around building one for a few months now as what they want for the build area I want is more that I paid for my HS1 so buying a unit already built is not going to happen.
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Post by selphb on Apr 19, 2015 12:05:49 GMT -5
Really nice use for having a 3D printer. Been kicking around building one for a few months now as what they want for the build area I want is more that I paid for my HS1 so buying a unit already built is not going to happen. What size build area are you looking for and what materiel do you want to print with? If you look on Ebay for a makerbot replicator 2X you can find them used for around $1200-1900 let me know if i can help. I just found this one on Ebay for $1800 OBO. Makerbot replicator 2X on ebay with only 72 hours use |
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Post by georgemyers on Apr 19, 2015 23:58:14 GMT -5
Build area?  ? That is the question. Don't know enough about 3d printing to really say what materiel I would use. Maybe PLA and ABS for most things. I have been looking at the parts that Berry of BerryBot has for sale and think I will go with his parts and build a Delta type printer. The parts that I would buy from him comes in a around $900. I think I can get everything and still come in under $1500 using some stuff I have on hand from a previous project that never got off the ground. Would use the romaxx to cut some parts of the frame to hold the openrail out of some sort of plastic. I think the max length of a part it will print using Berry parts is about 12 inches. Over all I think using his parts will get me what I want with some quality. I still would like a machine that would have a build area of about 20 inches in the x, 6 in the y and about 1 inch in the z but that will have to come sometime down the road if ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZuydr_tCfk It will take me a few months as my daughters wedding is taking all my hobby money. Thanks for the offer to help, when I start the build I will most likely have some questions. I don't see me starting on it until Aug/Sept time frame. (I hope) |
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Post by selphb on Apr 20, 2015 10:33:19 GMT -5
If you need acrylic plate cut for your project i have a laser cutter with a little less than 2' X 3' cut area. I will help you out as much as i can when you get to your project.
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Post by georgemyers on Apr 20, 2015 16:22:45 GMT -5
Thanks for the offer to help and especially on laser cutting. I expect to pay for your laser time and clean up on any file I sent you. I had not figured out how I was going to cut some of the parts that are too big for my HS1. How thick of cast acrylic can you cut? Would you be able to use a DXF that was created with VcarvePro?
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Post by selphb on Apr 22, 2015 14:09:05 GMT -5
Thanks for the offer to help and especially on laser cutting. I expect to pay for your laser time and clean up on any file I sent you. I had not figured out how I was going to cut some of the parts that are too big for my HS1. How thick of cast acrylic can you cut? Would you be able to use a DXF that was created with VcarvePro? I just got my new laser so i need to play with it to see what the real limits are. The factory i got it from in China tells me i can cut threw .500" thick acrylic and 1.00" thick wood. I can import DXF files so that is not an issue.  |
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Post by georgemyers on May 28, 2015 9:34:14 GMT -5
Nice toy, always wanted one. Use to spend a lot of time on the buildlog.net forum when I was going to build one. Gathered a lot of parts but it never got off the ground. Some of those parts I am going to use for the printer. How is it working for you? Other than the shipping was there any other charges to get it into the country.
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Post by rowka on May 3, 2016 13:46:01 GMT -5
I'm very interested in this mod. I've got a WD-1 and would like to add homing switches to repeatably utilize the holes on the cast aluminum tooling plate but as I'm trying to figure this all out I end up with questions I can not answer. First, since the Mach3 homing routine homes one axis at a time I want to use one NC sensor for X0, Y0 and Z0 (top of travel) in series. I can do this with simply with mechanical switches but am not convinces that the switches will trigger repeatably enough for this (maybe I'm wrong). That led me to consider prox sensors. Magnetic, hall-effect, capacitive, inductive.... Sourcing or sinking. Pull-up resistors, sensor feed voltage, that 3rd wire.... Help!!  |
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