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Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 7:43 am
by DGBK
I got my kit a few weeks back, and I'm building pretty slow so far. I live in Thailand, so it isn't always easy to find everything I need. I can always order from online, but customs are a crap shoot at best when it comes to import taxes.
I'm currently on the stepper motor step, and I have my second question. I couldn't find any loctite blue thread locker. What I found was medium strength M22 thread locker from three bond. I'm fairly certain this is fine, but I want to make sure it isn't too strong.
Does anyone have any experience with this stuff? I want to upgrade to dampers eventually. Will I be able to adjust my gears on the motor shafts if I use this?
The first question was how to crimp the spade terminal. The way it's bent, I can't see a way to crimp it without ruining the other side. I don't understand why it is T shaped.
I decided to solder thI see wires to the switch. Does that seem acceptable?
Any thoughts or suggestions are very welcome.
Thanks
Damian
Re: Damian's build
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 9:45 am
by mvansomeren
I don't have an answer to your question about the thread locker but as far as soldering the crimp connectors, that is exactly what I did. I don't trust crimp connectors so every connector (except the hotend resistor wires) was soldered in my build.
Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 12:50 pm
by Eaglezsoar
The medium strength thread lock compound will work fine. I would not use the high strength variety.
Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 9:09 pm
by DGBK
It turns out there is a sheer strength listed on the back of the package for the thread locker, and after some calculations, it is about 3x stronger than the blue loctite. I think I will just have to wait until I can find some other kind of thread locker. It looks like I can put together the top plate while I'm waiting for the dampers and trying to find some alternative thread locker.
Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 12:23 am
by DGBK
I'm about to upload some pictures, but I don't want it to look annoyingly large. Does anyone have a good suggestion for a maximum pixel size?
Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 12:32 am
by IMBoring25
I generally use 800 pixels wide for general-purpose posting-on-the-internet purposes. With 1024x768 resolution still having around 20% market share, more than that will likely lead to horizontal scrolling for a significant number of users. If it's something for which evaluating detail is critical to understanding, more might be appropriate.
Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:14 am
by DGBK
Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:15 am
by DGBK
If anyone has any ideas to help me with
http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=8564 please don't hesitated to share them. I'm so close to being able to print my first object.
Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 10:48 pm
by DGBK
Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 1:51 am
by gchristopher
DGBK wrote:Is there something else I can do to keep this extruder cooler?
I grabbed
40mm heatsinks from RobotDigg, 40mm PC fans, and 60mm screws from McMaster Carr. They cool down stepper motors dramatically. (At least to my less-burned fingers!)
I need to take before-and-after heat readings on the extruder motor with the cheap IR thermometer and measure the difference.
Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:17 am
by Eaglezsoar
gchristopher wrote:DGBK wrote:Is there something else I can do to keep this extruder cooler?
I grabbed
40mm heatsinks from RobotDigg, 40mm PC fans, and 60mm screws from McMaster Carr. They cool down stepper motors dramatically. (At least to my less-burned fingers!)
I need to take before-and-after heat readings on the extruder motor with the cheap IR thermometer and measure the difference.
Thanks for the link to the heatsinks, I've been looking for those.
Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 6:04 am
by DGBK
gchristopher wrote:DGBK wrote:Is there something else I can do to keep this extruder cooler?
I grabbed
40mm heatsinks from RobotDigg, 40mm PC fans, and 60mm screws from McMaster Carr. They cool down stepper motors dramatically. (At least to my less-burned fingers!)
I need to take before-and-after heat readings on the extruder motor with the cheap IR thermometer and measure the difference.
Do you unscrew the back screws from the motors to attach those? I bought some cheap heat sinks at a local shop, but I was planning on using glue or epoxy to attach them. A clean surface screwed on seems like it would work better than glue that isn't specifically designed to be thermally conductive.