Modifications to my printer I did two modifications today. I replaced the printed ABS X axis belt tensioner with one made from aluminum. The ABS part was distorting due to belt tension and heat so I finally got around to a redesign using 1.5 x 2" rectangular aluminum tubing. In all it took less time to fabricate the part from aluminum than it took to print the part I've been using. At the Milwaukee Maker Faire a few weeks ago a lot of people really liked the single walled vases I was printing with fluorescent green TPU filament. I decided to add a UV light bar to the machine for occasions when it is on display and printing fluorescent filament: UV%20light%20bar.jpg mod_embed_images_loadimage('8d72dc460dfaa789468bf4f2ab44d80a', '/forum/thumbcache/f73/1c5/8a7/35b/5d6/c6b/871/7cd/c4c/9e7/81_800x400.png', 'http://mark.rehorst.com/misc/UV%20light%20bar.jpg', 'https://reprap.org/forum/addon.php?166,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Fmark.rehorst.com%2Fmisc%2FUV%2520light%2520bar.jpg', '', 714509, 800, 400, 'Loading image ...', false); It's a Nanoxia 20 cm UV LED bar from amazon,com. It shipped in a clear plastic tube, so I decided to use it to protect the LED bar. I printed clips to hold the light bar inside the plastic tube, and then printed two more clips to hold the tube to the printer's 8020 frame. When I was ordering the LED bar I also ordered a 6-pack of buck converters that convert 24V to 12V. I connected one of the converters to the LED bar (it fit inside the plastic tube!) and wired it into my printer (Son of Megamax). Here's a vase printing with a fluorescent green PLA filament sample from Coex3D that I picked up at the Maker Faire. UV%20print.jpg mod_embed_images_loadimage('5b79203137fe1cc6212aa459e55109a6', '/forum/thumbcache/81b/7ef/64d/194/81b/3dd/7a2/9f6/9ae/9df/94_800x400.png', 'http://mark.rehorst.com/misc/UV%20print.jpg', 'https://reprap.org/forum/addon.php?166,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Fmark.rehorst.com%2Fmisc%2FUV%2520print.jpg', '', 714509, 800, 400, 'Loading image ...', false); https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?166,714509,714509#msg-714509 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:56:26 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?166,714509,715821#msg-715821 Re: Modifications to my printer https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?166,714509,715821#msg-715821 MechaBits Look what I made! Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:09:14 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?166,714509,715816#msg-715816 Re: Modifications to my printer https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?166,714509,715816#msg-715816 the_digital_dentist Look what I made! Thu, 20 Oct 2016 18:53:44 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?166,714509,715697#msg-715697 Re: Modifications to my printer https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?166,714509,715697#msg-715697 DaGameFace Look what I made! Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:41:19 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?166,714509,714509#msg-714509 Modifications to my printer https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?166,714509,714509#msg-714509
At the Milwaukee Maker Faire a few weeks ago a lot of people really liked the single walled vases I was printing with fluorescent green TPU filament. I decided to add a UV light bar to the machine for occasions when it is on display and printing fluorescent filament:



It's a Nanoxia 20 cm UV LED bar from amazon,com. It shipped in a clear plastic tube, so I decided to use it to protect the LED bar. I printed clips to hold the light bar inside the plastic tube, and then printed two more clips to hold the tube to the printer's 8020 frame. When I was ordering the LED bar I also ordered a 6-pack of buck converters that convert 24V to 12V. I connected one of the converters to the LED bar (it fit inside the plastic tube!) and wired it into my printer (Son of Megamax).

Here's a vase printing with a fluorescent green PLA filament sample from Coex3D that I picked up at the Maker Faire.


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