Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
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
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
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Re: Damian's build
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.
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Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
The medium strength thread lock compound will work fine. I would not use the high strength variety.
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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.
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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?
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Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
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
Thanks for the suggestion. Here are some pictures.
Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
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
Well, I made my second mod to my printer to cut down on the noise. I added some zip ties to keep the binder clips from vibrating. What I'll probably do is wrap some silicon tape around the handles the next time I take the glass plate off.
I also tried my first print. It didn't turn out like I'd hoped. I can't tell if the shroud was pulling up from the beginning, or if it is supposed to be slightly curled up near the front. Either way, I plan to calibrate my heated bed to see if I can get better adhesion on the second go round.
I also tried my first print. It didn't turn out like I'd hoped. I can't tell if the shroud was pulling up from the beginning, or if it is supposed to be slightly curled up near the front. Either way, I plan to calibrate my heated bed to see if I can get better adhesion on the second go round.
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Re: Damian's Rostock Max V2 build
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!)DGBK wrote:Is there something else I can do to keep this extruder cooler?
I need to take before-and-after heat readings on the extruder motor with the cheap IR thermometer and measure the difference.
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Thanks for the link to the heatsinks, I've been looking for those.gchristopher wrote: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!)DGBK wrote:Is there something else I can do to keep this extruder cooler?
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
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.gchristopher wrote: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!)DGBK wrote:Is there something else I can do to keep this extruder cooler?
I need to take before-and-after heat readings on the extruder motor with the cheap IR thermometer and measure the difference.