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Where does your Umbilical rest?
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:57 am
by cassetti
Mine seems to like to rest along the Z axis. Has anyone else had this issue? How are you guys supporting your filament and wire bundle so it doesn't come into contact with the delta arms, or does it matter?
Haven't noticed any real impact, but I'd like to remove as many physical variables as possible as I practice printing larger objects on the Rostock.
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Re: Where does your Umbilical rest?
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:12 pm
by rs50pilot
Mine is about the same. I just took a scrap piece of filament and loosely looped it around. Works well looks like an after thought. When I have time ill just use a small bungee or something.
Re: Where does your Umbilical rest?
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:26 pm
by Batteau62
I have something like this (somewhere?)
- plastic spring
- plastic spring.jpg (72.57 KiB) Viewed 5064 times
I'm thinking connected to the top plate center-then midway on the umbilical.
If I find it.
Re: Where does your Umbilical rest?
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:26 pm
by cjdavis618
I keep my bowden tube seperate from the wires. I didn't but any split loom or conduit over any of it. The wire is plenty strong to support it from the head to the place I have tied it off too.
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Re: Where does your Umbilical rest?
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:31 am
by cassetti
Interesting, but i'm thinking of something else, perhaps a retractable ID card holder would do the trick... Gotta dig through my basement and see if I can find one
Re: Where does your Umbilical rest?
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:04 pm
by jesse
I just let them hang down. There's a loop through the wooden circle for the thermistor so it can't be tugged out.
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