Ultimaker Alien Axis Tool
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Published on July 12, 2012
Derived from
Perpendicularity tool for ultimaker
by mpatoulachik
Description
Use this to align the Ultimaker X and Y axes, to make them perpendicular.
This tool was cut from an alien bone. It wants to help you. Its true motive remains unclear. It's probably friendly, but replicate it at your own risk.
This tool was cut from an alien bone. It wants to help you. Its true motive remains unclear. It's probably friendly, but replicate it at your own risk.
Instructions
1. Print two bones, one of them mirrored (so you can mate them after use).
2. Loosen one pulley belt on both sides.
3. Push the big and the small claw into the matching rods, on both ends at the same time.
Make sure you also have thingiverse.com/thing:8781 ready at hand.
2. Loosen one pulley belt on both sides.
3. Push the big and the small claw into the matching rods, on both ends at the same time.
Make sure you also have thingiverse.com/thing:8781 ready at hand.
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BlueBot
on
September 16, 2012
said:
The tool works very well indeed. I used it after changing to the new hot end.
Form and function together - very nice! 8-)
flouSH
on
July 13, 2012
said:
What the heck? I just wet my pants laughing so loud.
VERY NICE DESIGN! Use it the next time I'm aligning the axis.
maxy
on
July 13, 2012
said:
He he, glad you like it ;-) It is actually the first thing that I designed in blender, I would make it even more organic if I knew the program better. I think it's a pitty to print tools with a strict geometric shape, the printer can add many details without slowing down.
License
Ultimaker Alien Axis Tool by maxy is licensed under the Creative Commons - Public Domain Dedication license.
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Is this for 6mm rods or 8mm rods? Maybe I'm mistaken, but I think the early Ultimakers used 8mm and the latest ones are using 6mm.
I have two 6mm rods (moving) and four 8mm rods (turning). The tool has an end for each.