Of course. I'm now planning on replacing all M8 components with 5/16" components. I have another question now though. I'm not very experienced in circuitry (the most I've done is build my own computer and I have a very limited grasp of how volts, wattage, and amperes relate D: ). Keeping that in mind, what is the better option (less experimental, more plug+play) for my Mendel electronics: Gen3,by An Original Name - General
So the thread/pitch differences between the M8 and 5/16" studding won't be an issue then? I can just change the option for that in the firmware or something? I've done the math and a 5/16" coarse threading is only 0.709 threads per mm of length while the standard M8 threading is 1.25 threads per mm. Will I just have to reduce the steps (on the stepper motor) per Z layer or something? I know I'veby An Original Name - General
jkelso Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I used 5/16 threaded rod from Home Depot for my > Mendel. Doesn't the pitch on the threaded rod need to be pretty close to the M8 equivalent to get accurate printing (esp. the Z axis), or are the pitches between M8 and 5/16" pretty interchangeable? At any rate I was talking about round rod, not threaded rod--Mendel cby An Original Name - General
In the Mendel assembly datasheet, the USA supplier listed for bar (smallparts.com) had no listings for the serial number (CGSX-M08-72) provided for BZP M8 bar. Would this alternate 5/16" dia, 36" length, galvanized steel bar from McMaster work instead? . I did the math and found out that 36" ( * 3) in this case was an adequate length for the pieces required by Mendel. I picked galvanized becauseby An Original Name - General
Has anyone purchased these parts before? The manufacturing process looks interesting--he created a set of parts on his rapid prototyper and created molds, now he's creating polyurethane casts. I am somewhat interested in this set due to the low cost, and I was wondering if anyone has used these type of parts, or could infer based on the production method, ect, what kind of quality I would getby An Original Name - General