I was playing around last night with making my Rostock to use the full length of the smooth rods even though my belts where not long enough. I didn't want to mess with the spindles used for the Spectra line mechanism. I came up with a hybrid. It uses the belts for the drive side, …
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I have this new RepRap 3D printer that came to me half assembled, sans electronics. It had been running, but got pirated for parts to make another Prusa.
There is a lot more room on the smooth rods for it to get taller. I just need to make a belt stretcher (I am too cheap to buy longer belts).
I have some fishing line I picked up on clearance a few years ago – $6. It just so happens to be the 65lb Spectra line that people are using to string up their Kossels.
So I decided to use both. Belts for the drive and line for the ‘idler’ side.
Going to try it standing up like this first. www.dropbox.com/s/9a0web0gdi9xqpv/2013-03-25%2008.19.54%20-%20Copy.jpg View this post on Google+
I made something to help me make something. If this trend continues, I can see a dangerous chain of events occurring at some far point in the future. A friend of mine and I designed on a napkin (Actually, it may have been a white board, but bear with me) some corner brackets so we can use simple ratchet …
I got a box in the mail. Bella was using it as a chair in the living room when I got home from work. I asked her what she thought was in it. She said “A Race Car”. Funny thing is, the kid was right! It was my rolls of plastic for my 3d printer. …
