Z Stage Motor Flange Cap

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Published on June 17, 2012

Description

Every so often the screw flange on the top of the Z-Stage would loosen the bolts and cause problems. This would result in a varience in the z offset this resulting in bad prints. And those nuts are really small and hard to tighten. So I wanted a better solution than every so often tightening those nuts.

This cap will fit over the flange and allow you to attach it with a few M3 bolts. You will have to drill some holes on the top of the z stage.

Instructions

Print off the part. Make sure it fits well. I tried to make it as snug as possible.

Drill through the holes on the part and attach with 3 3M bolts and nuts. I attached mine with bolts that were 16 mm long and they just barely work. I suggest at least 20 mm but if you are like me you have a bunch of 16 mm left over from the construction of your bot.
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Nice printed solution!

Another solution is threadlocker: http://www.amazon.com/Oregon-2...

This is for Makerbot Thing O Matic, yes?

Yes this for the thing-o-matic. My particular model is a MK7 style extruder.