New Linear Slide

[kilroyo]

Drew up a new slide , going to upgrade to 3/8" linear rods and bearings . Trying out the print, and if everything goes ok, Im gonna have to order some Blue Filament. The two different colors are the two halves

[img]http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/80652411/s ... _slide.jpg[/img]

printing as we speak

[img]http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/80652411/s ... _slide.jpg[/img]

[mhackney]

Maybe we should have a "Pimp My H-1" contest! That yellow covering on the all-thread is over the top! What is it?

Cheers,
Michael

[johnoly99]

Nice! I like that one mike. I think that's plastic wire loom, the type that has a split down one side. I have some blue for mine, just never put it on yet.

[kilroyo]

It's shrink wrap ,, since I had to take everything back apart once, I decided to add it. Real Pain, but it covers up the threaded rod great. I guess the neon lights I was going to add might be alittle overboard

Anyways the print didnt turn out the greatest ,, I got some major Y-axis issues. I think once I get those ironed out, I'll try as one complete part instead of the two halves

[img]http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/80652411/s ... ogreat.jpg[/img]

[Chris Muncy]

It's shrink wrap ,, since I had to take everything back apart once, I decided to add it. Real Pain, but it covers up the threaded rod great. I guess the neon lights I was going to add might be alittle overboard

As long as you don't add a set of12" subs to it I think you'll be ok :p

I actually thought about adding 2 blinking LEDs to the top of the frame that would flash when the extruder was running, like you'd find on a radio tower.

On Edit:
SInce you are creating a new X axis carriage, you might want to incorporate a mechanism to mount the belts.

[kilroyo]

After taking my Y axis apart and checking everything over with a caliper, and putting it back together. I remember I still had the opto in for the Y-axis. Because without it my parts start to lean. I'll have to try it again without it later to see if I still have that issue

[kilroyo]

[img]http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/80652411/s ... _print.jpg[/img]

well one corner pulled up , Looks like my bed's not getting hot enough. Ordering some parts to fix that issue. The problem I'm trying to solve is that I can take ahold of my extruder and twist it very easliy and I have the bearings as tight as I can gte them. The issue appears on the Y axis also. So when its printing both the bed and the extruder swivels back and forth when it changes direction. Cant be good, just to much play

[michaellatif]

Kilroyo, if you are using the standard plastic bearings it is possible to get that type of play in the extruder carriage. I had this problem with the plastic bearings, I upgraded them to the r2zz bearings and it solved this issue. I just tightened the set screws down until the extruder carriage stops moving freely and then back them off a little bit. The carriage slides with a little friction but that doesn't matter because the motor and driver are so strong. I even have a hard time stopping the extruder carriage by hand.