tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258776273298205046.post7297289486036490731..comments2023-05-25T02:03:09.942-07:00Comments on FabLocker Winston Salem: How many different ways can you mess up a Z axis? 9 so far.FabLocker Hackerspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410823460857230012noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258776273298205046.post-67858482536728892862010-07-31T11:10:23.602-07:002010-07-31T11:10:23.602-07:00Woho! It works! Good, now I feel better about th...Woho! It works! Good, now I feel better about the design, and about 10 points smarter because my mind went the same direction as Vik :) Thanks for pointing that out.Neil Underwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14841570845002675047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258776273298205046.post-50804379182945980492010-07-31T11:18:50.566-07:002010-07-31T11:18:50.566-07:00Looking closer his is much more elegant than mine....Looking closer his is much more elegant than mine. I will stick with my version till I get a print, and when i start scrubbing mass, I will definitely go his route.Neil Underwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14841570845002675047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258776273298205046.post-31305407053850477222010-07-31T17:48:42.243-07:002010-07-31T17:48:42.243-07:00oh...i wish old Neil wouldn't post stuff like ...oh...i wish old Neil wouldn't post stuff like this. I just couldn't take any more of him going on and on about his hot-end problems...i said send me the dang thing and I'll fix it. Printing with ABS is a solved problem but I never claimed 'gremlin-proof'!!Rickhttp://www.makergear.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258776273298205046.post-90513129720228175022010-07-31T21:55:44.404-07:002010-07-31T21:55:44.404-07:00We built one Mendel with the stock idler but had p...We built one Mendel with the stock idler but had problems because the part that holds the bearing is too high. We had to add extra washers to keep the belt from binding. For the second and third Mendel we made I looked at several options, including Vik's Z-axis setup, and settled on the one piece design to minimize the needed hardware.<br><br>I have also had issues with my nozzle recently and am still working on getting a reliable one.<br><br>Nick<br>http://reprapbreeding.blogspot.com/Nicholas C. Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02273901481436826351noreply@blogger.com