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Cartesian XYZ machines with frames made of extruded aluminum, T-Slot, Makerslide, and more. See http://reprap.org/wiki/Category:Aluminum. Previously named "Extruded Aluminum"
Re: Working slider in aluminium extrusion on Z axis - 4 years ago
Today I assembled the core of the new Delta printer and wired up the stepper motors to a BTT 1.4 Turbo mainboard. After updating firmware and uploading a dry run GCODE file, this was the result: . The new printer is running very smooth, silent and the sliders are doing their job well.by joostvl - Extruded Aluminum Frames
Re: Working slider in aluminium extrusion on Z axis - 4 years ago
That's really amazing.. thanks for sharingby joostvl - Extruded Aluminum Frames
Re: Working slider in aluminium extrusion on Z axis - 4 years ago
So if I understand correct. The actual extrusion started to bend because of its length combined with the force of the belt tension, causing the slider to jam upon direction changes. I wonder if a more sturdy and rigid frame will prevent this from happening as well. By the way, in the solution I proposed. the slider is also rigged with an aluminum rod inside of it, resulting in extra strength andby joostvl - Extruded Aluminum Frames
Re: Working slider in aluminium extrusion on Z axis - 4 years ago
Hi, The sliders are still doing very well and I get consistent prints without any noticeable artifacts on the Z axis. When it comes to dirt, potentially grinding in the rails, I haven't had that problem so far. Although I do appreciate that being a risk of this technique as MKSA fairly commented. Of course, the Z-axis on an I3 type printer is not moving as much as the X and Y axis. Still, I am pby joostvl - Extruded Aluminum Frames
Re: Working slider in aluminium extrusion on Z axis - 4 years ago
Thanks for your feedback. Do you happen to have a link to this product or concept? I am not familiar with Igus. Edit: I think I found what you mean as it fits your description: I don't think that this is conceptually the same as this Igus system is also placed on top of the extrusion and not integrated in its properties. I have been doing quite extensive searching before but couldn't find aby joostvl - Extruded Aluminum Frames
Working slider in aluminium extrusion on Z axis - 4 years ago
Hi, I am new to this forum but I felt to create an account and share this linear movement solution I created. A few months ago I set out to custom build a new I3 style printer, out of an older and discarded machine. I decided to use 2040 extrusions because of its rigidity and the project worked out pretty well. While building, I learned a lot about linear movement and it basically almost alwaysby joostvl - Extruded Aluminum Frames