Making Max (Rostock Max v2)
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:55 pm
My build of a Rostock Max v2 went great, and now I've got my eye on upgrades.
The main improvement I'd like to add is a raspberry pi hosting OctoPrint so that I can run prints without tying up my main computer. I don't expect to have to manually access the raspberry pi often, but I have a cheap 7" screen from a car DVD player hacked together and ready and will show OctoPrint in a browser is it's not too much of a horsepower drain. I'm debating what mouse to throw on there, if any, but I'm hoping to find a trackball that suits the job.
More importantly, I have to choose where to mount this extra hardware. I can envision it working well at the top of the printer. But I'm unsure if that's a good option, and mainly because of wiring. I've already routed cables things through all three posts (via the build instructions), and as far as I know, I'd be unable to stuff any more through there. I potentially have a large cable payload, too, since I could be routing power and USB cables through it.
I figured this was a common problem. Is there one particular solution people have gravitated towards? I'd only found one similar modification which used a PVC pipe: http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=5740 This seems adequate to me, although also hope to add jfettig's enclosure design (http://repables.com/r/447), and I don't want to paint myself into a corner.
The main improvement I'd like to add is a raspberry pi hosting OctoPrint so that I can run prints without tying up my main computer. I don't expect to have to manually access the raspberry pi often, but I have a cheap 7" screen from a car DVD player hacked together and ready and will show OctoPrint in a browser is it's not too much of a horsepower drain. I'm debating what mouse to throw on there, if any, but I'm hoping to find a trackball that suits the job.
More importantly, I have to choose where to mount this extra hardware. I can envision it working well at the top of the printer. But I'm unsure if that's a good option, and mainly because of wiring. I've already routed cables things through all three posts (via the build instructions), and as far as I know, I'd be unable to stuff any more through there. I potentially have a large cable payload, too, since I could be routing power and USB cables through it.
I figured this was a common problem. Is there one particular solution people have gravitated towards? I'd only found one similar modification which used a PVC pipe: http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=5740 This seems adequate to me, although also hope to add jfettig's enclosure design (http://repables.com/r/447), and I don't want to paint myself into a corner.