obsession – Milwaukee Makerspace https://milwaukeemakerspace.org Conceive, Collaborate, Create Mon, 08 Dec 2014 04:17:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 The never-ending 3D printer project https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2014/12/the-never-ending-3d-printer-project/ https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2014/12/the-never-ending-3d-printer-project/#respond Mon, 08 Dec 2014 04:17:56 +0000 http://milwaukeemakerspace.org/?p=8048 MegaMax has been and continues to be my main project for the last 2+ years.  I am currently working on some upgrades that will make him more Mega and even more Max.  The Y axis is being converted from belt drive to screw drive and the round guide rails are being replaced with linear guides and bearing blocks.  The X-axis will also get converted to linear guide and bearing block and change from 5mm pitch belt to 2 mm pitch belt drive.  I feel confident saying that once these modifications are complete the flaws/errors in prints will be due primarily to the nature of liquid plastic squirting through a nozzle, not positioning system errors.

I recently updated my web site with a sort of historical look at the project, including all the mistakes I’ve made along the way and the often failed attempts at correcting them.  Here is the page that shows how it all started, how it has ended up, and where it is going.  http://mark.rehorst.com/MegaMax_3D_Printer/index.html

Don’t ask me why I do this-  I have no choice.

MegaMax beginning

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MegaMax present state...

To this…

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