End stops upgrade for Rostock
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:54 am
I find out that suplied screws for end stops not work very well for me, since they have rounded head, and when the machine homes fast (for example in Rpetier software, i slowed down second pass) there is situations when end stop arm sits in different position on the screw, depending on speed and other factors. This can give you inconsistent Z LENGTH, and problems with calibration.
So I made new hole with thred for M4 screw. I moved it away from the aluminum extrusion, this way itąs not interfere with belt clamps on the cheapskates. I rotated end stops and make new holes for them.
When doing it i don't have long enough M4 screws with flat head, so I made my screws from the M4x60mm, I machined rounded top and put 2 nuts under head. I don't use suplied screws because I don't have more imperial nuts at the moment.
This gives me two things:
1. More acurate homing and leveling, since and stop sits in the same spot in the center of flat head. It's not sliding over rounded head.
2. Now i have better control over calibration, since i don't use screwdriver to screw/unscrew from the top. I use wrench, so I can better tell how many degrees I twist my screw.
Evertything looks like this:
So I made new hole with thred for M4 screw. I moved it away from the aluminum extrusion, this way itąs not interfere with belt clamps on the cheapskates. I rotated end stops and make new holes for them.
When doing it i don't have long enough M4 screws with flat head, so I made my screws from the M4x60mm, I machined rounded top and put 2 nuts under head. I don't use suplied screws because I don't have more imperial nuts at the moment.
This gives me two things:
1. More acurate homing and leveling, since and stop sits in the same spot in the center of flat head. It's not sliding over rounded head.
2. Now i have better control over calibration, since i don't use screwdriver to screw/unscrew from the top. I use wrench, so I can better tell how many degrees I twist my screw.
Evertything looks like this: