awww go on? any takers? i've googled till i'm blue rep rapped in the face...by munchit1 - Reprappers
hi every one, can some one list out the diferent metals and other stuff used for linier bareings guide/rod? as in the round bar. whats the diference between carbon steel and A2 steel for instance? an example on the seller info list 'Hardened and Precision Ground and Polished Round Rail / shafting' in particular about this, is A2 stainles harder/softer? which is better suited to X Y and Z axby munchit1 - Reprappers
hmmm V slot, cheers for that.by munchit1 - Reprappers
may i add a little about the hightening in the tensioons amoungst us children, one is asuming the other aught to know something... well.. if 'one is that psychic the lottery is the only goal is it not' lol regaurding a print bed of the sizes mentioned, i doubt the full area will be in full plasticks, but yes, the sizes within those perameters will indeed be a lot heavier in general. is it a metby munchit1 - Reprappers
ahh yup.by munchit1 - Reprappers
does the aloy pipe need delrin bareings? or plastick lined as aposed to balls.by munchit1 - Reprappers
the hollow stuff goes right out of my price range unfortunatly..(by the time i get the rest of the stuff).by munchit1 - Reprappers
the 'thing' was a typo..sorry, should have been 'think'. and ahh yes bigger bars weighing more.. good point. i'm thinking 16mm bars for longest axis btw.. and thinking 12mm will be a bit saggy for the smaller axis. (and yup i see the weight diference a bit now lol...16mm...), or maybe pairing 10mm.. round and round it goes, it's going to be a suck it and see what flavour isnt it? lol.by munchit1 - Reprappers
hi all, new to the forum but very intrested so far, i'm also finding similar 'all about it bumf' that actualy tells zilch about actualy doing it. ohh.. and i'm at a similar point on my 1000mm x 500x500mm print area lol. now so far i was under the impresion the nema 17's would run a horizontal axis weather it was 10mm or 1000mm? theres only the time diference of running the distance? the Z axisby munchit1 - Reprappers