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Re: Carbon Arms (Again) October 17, 2015 01:38PM |
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To avoid loose joints, I suggest the following when using Traxxas rod ends:
1. Buy twice as many joints as you need.
2. Assemble them before attaching them to the rods. Soak the balls in the freezer and put the rod ends in boiling water. Then use this assembly tool [www.thingiverse.com] to snap them together.
3. When they are all assembled, check them for play and select 12 with no play.
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Re: Carbon Arms (Again) January 27, 2016 10:43AM |
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So I've got my Fisher up and running (kinda blown away at how I managed to get it working first go!)
I've read that carbon arms are a sensible upgrade, so I've been looking for what seems to be the most difficult thing to source, the ball-end connectors.
I've seen on ebay you can get a few 6mm ball-end connectors, and in most cases, it's about £4 ish for 4 connectors.
like this
So my question is (and please forgive me if this is a dumb question...)
Can I print my own?
Re: Carbon Arms (Again) January 27, 2016 11:02AM |
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DADIY
Not answering your question - but I used these ones from ebay - [www.ebay.co.uk]
You'll need two packs (they come in 10's) and will work out at £12.50 delivered and you'll have 8 spares.
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Re: Carbon Arms (Again) January 29, 2016 04:46AM |
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As Ive already said, I dont recommended the traxxas, they are a bad fit, use mugen seiki they are much bettter, see my original thread for the part details.
Btw just checked the details and I made a mistake, the traxxas were not the sloppy ones, they were one of those that are way too tight, they are used on a 5.8mm ball, you could possibly use them with the supplied balls, but that will mean reworking the mounting structure.....Mugen seiki are way better.
Re: Carbon Arms (Again) February 24, 2016 04:04AM |
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As Ive already said, I dont recommended the traxxas, they are a bad fit, use mugen seiki they are much bettter, see my original thread for the part details.
Btw just checked the details and I made a mistake, the traxxas were not the sloppy ones, they were one of those that are way too tight, they are used on a 5.8mm ball, you could possibly use them with the supplied balls, but that will mean reworking the mounting structure.....Mugen seiki are way better.
Definitely agree. The Mugen Seiki are perfect fit for the existing metal ballcaps that RepRap supplied.
Re: Carbon Arms (Again) February 24, 2016 11:26AM |
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A common choice for delta printers is Traxxas 5347 rod ends, 20mm M4 set screws, and 6mm o.d. carbon fibre tube. The Traxxas ends are widely available on eBay and from RC shops.
Re: Carbon Arms (Again) March 24, 2016 09:37AM |
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A common choice for delta printers is Traxxas 5347 rod ends, 20mm M4 set screws, and 6mm o.d. carbon fibre tube. The Traxxas ends are widely available on eBay and from RC shops.
I made some like above for one of my Fishers. The rod ends weren't even offial traxxas, but matching dimensions and part number. I don't find them loose, you just have to assemble them correctly. (Edit: Used these: [www.ebay.com])
I had the plastic parts in hot water, froze the metal part with -55c cold spray a second before assembly, and mated them using an M3 screw, nut, and a spacer. Just to clarify, I ditched the threaded balls that came with the Fisher, and used a nut in their place to hold the rod ends. I needed to print spacers to avoid rod hitting effector and carriers.
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bgkdavis
The length without the ball ends doesn't matter its the length with the ends that is critical.
If you think you can precisely cut the rods and assemble the arms and get them perfect then you are probably going to be dissapointed
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Re: Carbon Arms (Again) March 30, 2016 05:33AM |
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Have you guys seen this?
Rod ends kits
comes as 180 instead of 160, but its a complete kit. though i know these are the imperial sized ends rather than the metric.