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It looks as though it could start talking any minute.

It's mumbling, "Self-adjusting I am...yes...."



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geneb wrote:It's mumbling, "Self-adjusting I am...yes...."



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I wish I could self adjust!

We could screw some R4 bearings and a spring clip to you, but I doubt it would work.

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geneb wrote:

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How much will they cost for me to upgrade?

I honestly have no idea. I was told they're shipping in new kits starting this Wednesday (the 22nd).

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It can't be unseen....lol

Yeah I saw the front page RMV2 and was like: "Wait a minute..." Very cool-looking and practical to boot. Does the $900 sale from Matterhackers include the kits with the new cheapskates? Any more changes to the bots? All metal hot end that is ninjaflex-capable anyone? I recall a mention of using something other than binder clips to clamp the bed. New firmware?

Any news you can share? Do tell.

If the stock MatterHackers has was boxed & shipped after Wednesday the 22nd, they may have the new carriages.

As to the rest... I could discuss it, but then I'd have to kill you and there's WAY too much paperwork involved for me to do that.

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This looks cool, but what is it I'm looking at? Is it just a new cheapskate carriage? Part of a Max v3? The final piece of the Eris puzzle?

My guess is all of the above. The RMV2 will ship with these new carriages. If you look at the SeeMee main page you can see the RMV2 is already showing this new carriage. I think when there are a couple of more upgrades like this one they will up the version number to V3.

I'm still seeing the traditional carriages on the main page, and also on the Max's product page.

On the SeemMe landing page, if you wait for the RMaxV2 to show up, it shows a close up of the new carriages.

Oh gotcha, I see it now, thanks!

They've been working on the new carriages for quite a while. The win here is two fold - first, the part count is WAY down. From around 17 to around 9. Secondly, you don't have to fiddle with adjusting them. There's a pivoting spring arm inside that keeps two of the sleeved R4 bearings at a constant force against the tower. The new belt clamps are a breeze to install as well. No fuss, no muss.

When they get around to updating the downloads page with the 3rd Edition (358 pages folks!), you can see how they go together. (I should note that the 3rd edition does NOT mean a v3 machine! It's just a big content update at the end and some feedback based tweaks [as well as the new carriage instructions])


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geneb wrote:They've been working on the new carriages for quite a while. The win here is two fold - first, the part count is WAY down. From around 17 to around 9. Secondly, you don't have to fiddle with adjusting them. There's a pivoting spring arm inside that keeps two of the sleeved R4 bearings at a constant force against the tower. The new belt clamps are a breeze to install as well. No fuss, no muss.

When they get around to updating the downloads page with the 3rd Edition (358 pages folks!), you can see how they go together. (I should note that the 3rd edition does NOT mean a v3 machine! It's just a big content update at the end and some feedback based tweaks [as well as the new carriage instructions])


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It's great to see that they keep coming up with improvements, now I need my wallet to be able to keep up!
I hope they will sell the carriages as a separate item so that we can upgrade.

Looks cool.
Can I buy them separately for my printers?

geneb wrote: Secondly, you don't have to fiddle with adjusting them. There's a pivoting spring arm inside that keeps two of the sleeved R4 bearings at a constant force against the tower.

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I'm sure the guys at SeeMeCNC have fully tested this (and the springs are probably quite stiff to compensate), but I'd be a bit worried that during a fast acceleration you could make the spring compress slightly, increasing error at the nozzle. Personally, I can't imagine replacing my Trick Laser carriages with anything else because they work great. They are solid, small, light, extremely smooth, and easy to adjust. Over the original V1 carriages though, I'm sure these new self adjusting ones are a huge upgrade just like the Trick Laser carriages were for me.

The spring arm only compresses when force is applied horizontally. If it compresses during vertical stress that means your Rostock MAX is experiencing a violent rapid disassembly event.

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I'm still confused if the new carriages will be available as an upgrade. Thanks.

EMail them and ask.

FYI, I've posted a link to the 3rd Ed. on the docs board and it's now also linked from the main SeeMeCNC downloads page.

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