Mini i3 Extruder too big issues (Pics)

Hi Guys

need people to have a look at the pics below.

Built up an Mini i3 as a side desk printer and wanted to use the MGS extruder as per the git hub.

But it seems to heavily limit the print area by hitting the X idler.

any advise, have i build something wrong somewere?

Pics

Looks like thats the way it was designed while using that extruder, these pics show the same issue on thingiverse. A gregs might allow for more movement, tilted gregs almost definitely.

You see thing is if you reverse the X carriage and put it on backwards. (So bearings are at the read facing the frame) and then put the X carriage on backwards you get full movement acorss all the X axis. Down side then is Motor is on wrong side for electronics and your endstop holder is on the wrong side.

Would love to hear from the person who designed this as i cannot see why they would suggest the MGS or a gregs if you loose more then half of X.

Hi Guys

just taken some pics of the mirroed parts fit on the machine

Mirror parts

Can any one see a dissadvantage to this ?

sure i have to make my Y rods 2 inch longer but worth it for the extra X axis

i even think it looks cleaner not seeing the split in the lm8uu holders?

Bit of an update as iv been playing with this this morning.

It seems mirroring the prints alters the centre of balance a bit so not a good idea to carry on with.

I think best bet is to make the X Carriage deeper.

As the source files are not knocking about ill try making a addon plate and see if that makes it better.

will post pics of results