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RAMPS Case

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Published on August 18, 2011
This thing was Featured on August 19, 2011

Description

A case for the reprap.org/wiki/RAMPS1.3 board. Used here to drive a small milling machine with pyCAM/FiveD/ReplicatorG toolpath.
It is a tight fit that does not leave much room for ventilation so take care that the drivers do not run too hot.

Instructions

The case was printed, with raft, on a RepRap. The covers are both printed on a Makerbot with heated build platform.

Things TODO:
the board has a tight slidefit (is this proper english?) so be careful not to break the reset switch;
USB connector hole has to be shifted a few mm upward;
(round) powerconnector hole is not (yet) in the files so you have to cut that yourself;
using a drill make space for the lower (Arduino Mega) board in the cover, see picture;
optionally drill a small hole for reset switch (paperclip) access.
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elgambitero on January 26, 2013 said:

How did you manage to connect everything to the actual machine? it doesn't have any hole for it...

shay1978 on November 25, 2011 said:

Does it compatible with RAMPS 1.4 ?

blokkendoos on November 26, 2011 said:

only if the PCB has same size as RAMPS 1.3, the version I used it for.

If the assembled PCB dimensions changed, you can adjust the OpenSCAD source yourself.

Also you might take a look at the ventilated variaton, a slightly improved design.

JinxTheRabbit on September 21, 2011 said:

Sweet project case! I think I'd like to adapt it to some other arduino project designs!

Nice work!

Anonymous on September 5, 2011 said:

Does anybody knows if that's compatible with ramps 1.2 too? Is there any size difference?

sirmakesalot on August 20, 2011 said:

Very nice! I love how you are blurring the line from store bought and custom made, I strive for the same results. Very clean print! I am jealous!

elk on August 19, 2011 said:

I LIKE!

Really nice piece of design. Have you had it under load yet? The fan-idea might be a necessary add since the heated-bed-driver and the motor drivers usually produce a fair amount of heat...

blokkendoos on August 20, 2011 said:

Before casing the RAMPS I had some short (
&
lt;30min) testruns resulting in the polulu's not exceeding 60 degrees Celsius, read with IR thermometer.

That said, this application is used for a milling machine where there is no need for speed (compared to a RepRap) and thus much lower currents are needed to drive the steppers.

Thaed on August 19, 2011 said:

I glossed past this one the first time until the blog picked it up. I thought the case was store bought and you had done a dongle or something. Fantastic work!

DXBLouie on August 19, 2011 said:

looks nice!

i'd like to see that with mount for a small fan.. maybe 40x40x20mm with a 12V supply

fritoeata on August 19, 2011 said:

I was thinking the exact same thing! It could also maybe have an M8 nut size T-slot along the backbone to mount to something

Very clean looking! 8-)

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