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Re: help - 17 years ago
theugleymonkey, No problem. Have fun with it. I am building mine right now and have never had that much (clean) fun at 3:00 am with a hacksaw and a drill! Cheers!by Demented Chihuahua - General
Re: Another 3 Axis Position System for a RepStrap - 17 years ago
Viktor, I like the definable friction and form-accuracy ability. That is a very big deal. Imagine being able to do that with many parameters of a system and not just one! With a quick-built RepRap you could build mos things. Take a little more time and effort and install some optional control mechanisms and you can build much more valuable--commodity-wise--things on a finer scale. Think art andby Demented Chihuahua - General
Re: Another 3 Axis Position System for a RepStrap - 17 years ago
Viktor, Nice pics! You said "a sort of velvet." What is it exactly. Is it actually velvet of just a higher quality? The threaded rod looks like a very high thread/inch count. What was it? Can it be bought or does it need to be special made? Could one use a gearing system to drive a courser rod for the same or near-same precision? Cheers!by Demented Chihuahua - General
Re: Another 3 Axis Position System for a RepStrap - 17 years ago
Zach, No play what-so-ever. Yes, you can use the two elongated holes to snug things up to the rail and I have had no problems with it. Of course, I haven't gotten the thing up and running yet so under "actual" use it may give some play. I doubt it though. The assembly isn't of the highest precision but it isn't sloppy, especially when tightened up to the rail. Can't beat the skate bearings on pby Demented Chihuahua - General
Re: Trying a McWire RepStrap - 17 years ago
I've been having trouble finding coupling tubing for my motor-threaded rod connection. I hadn't tried the auto parts stores yet. Windshield washer tubing sounds like a good idea. I've spent a lot of time in various hardware/home improvement stores looking for coupling ideas. I'll give the washer tubing a try. I was wondering if there was a better/more elegant way to do the z-stage threaded rod aby Demented Chihuahua - Reprappers
Trying a McWire RepStrap - 17 years ago
HI all, Just thought I would drop a line and let everyone see that I've finally gotten started on my own RepStrap after having snooped around here for these past three or four months. The pictures below show what I have done. I've made mention over in the General Forum about the new bearings I'm using instead of the stand-alone type mentioned in the original McWire bot build. I did all of theby Demented Chihuahua - Reprappers
Re: Another 3 Axis Position System for a RepStrap - 17 years ago
I found a pretty cheap, easy alternative to the bearings being used to hold the stages to the rails. I recently started making my own McWire RepStrap Frankenstien and used a "Sliding Closet Door" roller. It is also called a Wardrobe Door Roller. See the attached photo. It seems like it will work fine and can be had for fairly cheap if you look around.by Demented Chihuahua - General
Re: Another noncartesic, but very simple 2-axis-positioner ... - 17 years ago
Thanks for the links Viktor. Demented Chihuahuaby Demented Chihuahua - General
Re: Another noncartesic, but very simple 2-axis-positioner ... - 17 years ago
Hi Viktor, I was wondering, could you provide a link to this page in english? Sorry for the hassle. I just don't speak German--I assume it's German, I hope. ;-) Demented Chihuahuaby Demented Chihuahua - General