After a bit of drilling and shaping the parts seem to fit together ok.
Friday, 30 July 2010
Adrian's Geared Extruder Build Part 1
The RP parts I have are for Adrian's geared extruder see the wiki here. For this you need some pats not listed on the original BOM list. There are a couple of different screws you need, nothing hard to find on ebay. Main parts you need are a short piece of M4 threaded rod. An M4 "Insert" - this is a splined piece used to grip the plastic filament. An M4 wing nut, and 3 bearings. The splined piece I got from ebay here is a bit different to the one shown in the wiki but serves the same purpose. It doesn't have a grub screw but it is internally threaded so should stay in place with bolts either side of it. It was listed as "Ripmax DYCO M4 x 0.7mm Coupling Insert" looks like it is used in the clutch mechanisms of model cars, trains etc.
After a bit of drilling and shaping the parts seem to fit together ok.
After a bit of drilling and shaping the parts seem to fit together ok.
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It looks like your build is progressing well. Have you considered adding your bog to the 'blog of blogs'?
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I also just realised that it was your thick sheet sketchup files that I used when assembling a full Mendel in sketchup.
http://capolight.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/a-built-mendel-in-sketchup/
Best of luck with the rest of your Mendel build.
-Capo
I am supposed to be on it, I'm listed on the sources. But recently it has not been picking up my posts. I have contacted the admin but have had no response yet. :(
ReplyDeleteI saw you SU model, it is fantastic, well done, it must have taken ages.
Not as long as you might think. I imported all the STL files for the Mendel then followed the assembly instructions on the reprap wiki.
ReplyDeleteHaving already built one virtually it might make the task a little quicker when I get around to building a mendel in reality.