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Re: Mendel Mono kit: Y smooth rod is not straight - 11 years ago
Just got a reply from support: QuoteIan 0.5mm will have an effect on the print bed. You can probably get around this by: 1. Bend the rod straighter. Put a straight rod on you desk, then put the bent rod on top of the first one, at 90 degrees, so the centre of the bent rod is on the rod below. The bent rod will roll so that the highest point is upwards. Pick up the rod, and, supporting the two eby FunKing - General Mendel Topics
Re: Mendel Mono kit: Y smooth rod is not straight - 11 years ago
Thanks for the reply! Yes, it was a kit bought from RepRapPro.com. After deburring the edges and inspecting all smooth rods carefully, I noticed that almost the 6 of them were slightly bent, and just one seemed almost perfectly straight. Here are the measurements of the gaps of the rods when placed on a flat surface: +----------+------+------+ |Rod length| Gap | Gap | +----------+------+------by FunKing - General Mendel Topics
Re: Mendel Mono kit: Y smooth rod is not straight - 11 years ago
Update: I have measured the gap again with a digital caliper, and at the widest point (in the center of the rod) the gap is about 0.5mm!by FunKing - General Mendel Topics
Mendel Mono kit: Y smooth rod is not straight - 11 years ago
Hi there! I'm building my first 3D printer, a Mendel Mono, from a kit I have just received. I followed the instructions and reached the "Aligning the frame" section. At that moment I noticed that one Y smooth rod is not straight. I rolled the rods on a flat surface. One rod is almost perfectly straight, while the other clearly isn't, showing a gap from the surface of at least 0.2mm in the middby FunKing - General Mendel Topics
Re: RepRapPro Mono Mendel layer thickness - 11 years ago
Thank you for your reply. But I'm not sure what exactly does that mean. If I simply follow all the instructions to assemble the kit, will I be able to print layers with 0.1 mm? The official documentation states 0.3 mm... Are there any special requirements, extra parts or configuration to achieve 0.1 mm of thickness? If so, is there a guide, tutorial or instructions available somewhere? Thanks!by FunKing - General Mendel Topics
RepRapPro Mono Mendel layer thickness - 11 years ago
Hello, RepRap World! I'm thinking about buying my first 3D printer kit. I was reading about the RepRap Mendel and found out it can produce a layer thickness of 0.3 mm, while other site mention 0.1 mm, and messages in this forum (for the Mendel 90) mention 0.1 mm & 0.05mm. Of course, I would love to have layers thinner than 0.3 mm, but that's not what the "official" page states. So could anby FunKing - General Mendel Topics