Mendel Y Foot For Deposition Bed
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Four of these feet will support a Mendel deposition bed. The semi-circular recess rests on the Y rails, so no bearings are required. The bed can be levelled by tightening the 2 Nylok nuts on each foot, thus compressing the spring structure.
The heads of the two M4x40 machine screws are recessed into the attachment bracket, and three small holes are provided. These nicely take No.4 3/8" to 1/2" countersunk or pan-head woodscrews - the SCAD file has an option for it. The M4 screws are held captive by two nuts which are recessed, so no washers needed there.
This allows just one layer of bed to provide an adjustable flat upper surface for deposition.
The heads of the two M4x40 machine screws are recessed into the attachment bracket, and three small holes are provided. These nicely take No.4 3/8" to 1/2" countersunk or pan-head woodscrews - the SCAD file has an option for it. The M4 screws are held captive by two nuts which are recessed, so no washers needed there.
This allows just one layer of bed to provide an adjustable flat upper surface for deposition.
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I have 2 machines using them, one of which has been running for over a year. They work very well.
Has anyone tested these? How well do they work?
Needs a couple of belt clamps and a snazzy lasercut baseboard yet :) OK, so you could print it on paper, paste to MDF and hand cut it, but 8mm acrylic is so cool!
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Works best in PLA as this gives low friction. Washers are needed under the Nylok nuts. Two ordinary nuts may be locked off on one another in place of each Nylok.
The same feet will happily run on 1/4" steel piano or music wire with no modification other than a little lubrication.
Full assembly details for the Y-Bed are here: reprap.org/wiki/Y_Bed_Simplified
The same feet will happily run on 1/4" steel piano or music wire with no modification other than a little lubrication.
Full assembly details for the Y-Bed are here: reprap.org/wiki/Y_Bed_Simplified
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Has anyone tested these? How well do they work?
I have 2 machines using them, one of which has been running for over a year. They work very well.