My first project with my recently completed Prusa I2 is to print parts for a Prusa I3...
I bought a laser-cut melamine-coated 6mm MDF frame on ebay - its the 'improved' laser cut frame by twelvepro (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:39889). The one I have is pretty nice. Problem is, current I3 builds seem to use 10 MM threaded rods for the Y axis, whereas the slots in the rear supports for this frame are 8mm wide. I printed one of the original 8mm prusa corners and its a good fit with the frame, and I printed one of the twelvepro corners which are 10mm and it doesn't fit at all . So I have a range of options and I'm not sure which is the best way to go:
- should I get the router out and modify the frame for 10mm rods ?
- should I just go with the standard prusa 8mm corners and 8mm rods all round?
- should I build some sort of hybrid with 10 mm 'long' rails and 8 mm 'short' rail at the back using some custom 8mm/10mm corners?
any thoughts?