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Extrusion length
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:59 pm
by foshon
Just a word of warning to anyone using the lines etched into the panels or the slot method of adjusting the base to home position variable. Measure your extrusions first!!! Mine were an 1/8" of between each other and one pair was closer to 1/4" off. Neither installation method yielded acceptable results, I ended up just using the base to lid measurement as a standard. I would have (if I had known earlier about the length discrepancy) ground them all to equal length and used either of the aformentioned methods.
Re: Extrusion length
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:09 am
by cambo3d
I made it clear to make sure everything is aligned before you begin this process.
http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php ... =230#p9040
Re: Extrusion length
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:58 am
by foshon
Aligned or not the method will not work if the extrusions are different lengths.
Re: Extrusion length
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:45 pm
by cambo3d
did you read the note in the extrusion installation. of the write up.
Re: Extrusion length
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:07 pm
by foshon
cambo3d wrote:did you read the note in the extrusion installation. of the write up.
No, since your write up is not included in the software package Seemecnc provides, it does little to help anyone that may read this section. That is
exactly why I put in this section. I honestly can not understand your (I assume) defensive posture on this. It is a warning to a new user going through the build. Your method is fabulous, and as I stated it did not work for me becuase my extrusions were different lengths. If your write up includes a comment on ensuring the extrusions are equal length then bravo! The original one (IIRC) does not.
Re: Extrusion length
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:09 pm
by cambo3d
oh, was talking about my write up. i'm not gonna say anything about the manual, since i get called names for mentioning any discrepancies in there.
Re: Extrusion length
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:18 pm
by foshon
cambo3d wrote:oh, was talking about my write up. i'm not gonna say anything about the manual, since i get called names for mentioning any discrepancies in there.
Your not truly part of a community until you have made both friends and enemies, I hope to consider you the prior.
Re: Extrusion length
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:48 pm
by Eaglezsoar
foshon wrote:cambo3d wrote:oh, was talking about my write up. i'm not gonna say anything about the manual, since i get called names for mentioning any discrepancies in there.
Your not truly part of a community until you have made both friends and enemies, I hope to consider you the prior.
Wise words indeed!