Day 7 - Thwarted It was sprung on us today that there would be a Health and Safety briefing during our normal lunch hour, so we could take our lunch early. By the time I'd eaten I'd lost 10 minutes building time. I started fixing the columns to the base only to find I was short of fixings by two M5 Cap head setscrews and six nuts. One of the nuts I did have had a damaged thread (probably my fby gowen - Delta Machines
Day 6 I have finished off the extruder. getting the pipe fitting to bite took some effort. The effector and hot end assembly went ok, especially once I found MrOrange26's picture back on Page 16 and Andy's on Page 14. I'm not sure about running the wires up beside the E3D It looks like it is stretching the heater wires at the bend. Should I have routed them under the effector plate and thby gowen - Delta Machines
Day 5 I fettled up the extruder body last night, so I could get as much done today as possible. Then I managed to slice my finger while cleaning up the extruder guide and had to delay while I found a plaster. I needed to run a 5mm drill through the small herringbone gear, so I could get it on the stepper motor. I spend a little while getting the gear in the right place on the shaft to get a gby gowen - Delta Machines
Day 4 Got the top frame built with the flanged bearing pullys. Added the stepper motors and felt pads to the lower frame. Had a clear out of the box and moved all the small parts into a compartment tray. I'm thinking, I'll assemble the extruder tomorrow. Managed to sneak in the spool holder as well. One of the bearings slid in easy, the other I pressed in a vice.by gowen - Delta Machines
Day 3, Got the base complete after checking and rechecking the T-nut positions. In the end I adopted the method shown for the kossel mini to close the triangle as I was having trouble gettting the T-nuts in the right place. Getting the T-nuts nearest the corner to align was still fiddly, but you only need to do it once. I did wonder if a special nut holder with a draft angle at one endby gowen - Delta Machines
Day 2 Progress today was to finish the carriage roller assemblies, cut the pads off the corner pieces and start assembling the base. I spent quite a while assembling T-nuts. I labelled the lower cross members with a CD pen down in the groove, inserted the T-nuts and taped them in place rady for tomorrow. I managed to get one corner bracket attached. The lesson for today was "Don't tighteby gowen - Delta Machines
Thanks for the links Les. That extruder guide should certainly help. I can't get a connection to at the moment, but will keep trying.by gowen - Delta Machines
Hi, I'm Gary from Taunton in the UK, and a new convert to the Church of the Cherry Pi. I've just taken delivery of a IIIs Metal Kit from Andy and today was my first day of assembly. Although when I say day, what I actually mean is lunchtime. I've currently read through this thread as far as page 10, so please bear with me if I'm ask a question that has already been answered. Progress so far:by gowen - Delta Machines