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MAX METAL poll -build right or upside down?
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:34 am
by bvandiepenbos
How are you building yours?
Re: MAX METAL poll -build right or upside down?
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 10:23 am
by miglo
Opting for "normal style". I don't want my printer to be top heavy.
Re: MAX METAL poll -build right or upside down?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 1:12 am
by bob64
If you mount your power supply to the base, that'll solve the "top heavy" problem.
Re: MAX METAL poll -build right or upside down?
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:10 am
by miglo
I ended up moving the PSU completely outside the enclosure bc prevent overheating.
What's the advantage of flipping it upside down?
Update:. Ah I guess it would make wiring easier. Too late now.
Re: MAX METAL poll -build right or upside down?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 9:42 pm
by 626Pilot
I ran some of the Trick Laser 8-conductor wire up one of the insides of the channels. That takes care of the endstops. For the hot end wiring, I use a cable mast:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1554882