Prusa mendel I2 thick plate for lm8uu holders 6mm
Description
Yet another Prusa Mendel Y axis thickplate for I2.
Gcode for cnc machines provided.
Gcode for cnc machines provided.
Instructions
CNC-able polycarbonate Y bottom thick plate (6mm)
This is yet another Y bottom thick plate
for the prusa mendel
Based on prusa's interaction2 design - blog.reprap.org/2011/11/prusa-iteration-2.html
This iteraction utilizes a simplified Y axis stack
- no top plate, just the PCB heated bed+glass stacked on top of the bottom plate using spacers
I wanted to make a bottom Y for my kit,
but Prusa's design for the lm8uu bearing holder is very different from what I have. - mine came with thingiverse.com/thing:7755
In this repository you can find the bed drilling template as originally designed:
github.com/prusajr/PrusaMendel/tree/master/metric-prusa-lm8uu
After asking TommyC about his printed single piece Y carriage,
(see comments section here: thingiverse.com/thing:23900)
I decided to use polycarbonate for the bottom plate, and supposedly
it can take as much as 140ºC before changing its dimensional characteristics - perfect for
keeping the Y simple negating the need for insulation. - check your polycarbonate supplier's data sheet
to check the temperature ratings - they can vary.
You can laser cut it or use a CNC.
You can find the gcode (emc2 mm arcs .gnc) for 3mm end-mills, 6mm polycarbonate plates and
very slow speeds to accommodate small desktop cncs in the files.
WARNING:
Check z depth in gcode file as I had to go 8mm+deep on my CNC machine, so you MUST edit it or have a sacrifice surface at least 2mm thick.
You should assemble your y smooth rods on top of the threaded rods, otherwise the plate will hit the belt pulleys.
This is yet another Y bottom thick plate
for the prusa mendel
Based on prusa's interaction2 design - blog.reprap.org/2011/11/prusa-iteration-2.html
This iteraction utilizes a simplified Y axis stack
- no top plate, just the PCB heated bed+glass stacked on top of the bottom plate using spacers
I wanted to make a bottom Y for my kit,
but Prusa's design for the lm8uu bearing holder is very different from what I have. - mine came with thingiverse.com/thing:7755
In this repository you can find the bed drilling template as originally designed:
github.com/prusajr/PrusaMendel/tree/master/metric-prusa-lm8uu
After asking TommyC about his printed single piece Y carriage,
(see comments section here: thingiverse.com/thing:23900)
I decided to use polycarbonate for the bottom plate, and supposedly
it can take as much as 140ºC before changing its dimensional characteristics - perfect for
keeping the Y simple negating the need for insulation. - check your polycarbonate supplier's data sheet
to check the temperature ratings - they can vary.
You can laser cut it or use a CNC.
You can find the gcode (emc2 mm arcs .gnc) for 3mm end-mills, 6mm polycarbonate plates and
very slow speeds to accommodate small desktop cncs in the files.
WARNING:
Check z depth in gcode file as I had to go 8mm+deep on my CNC machine, so you MUST edit it or have a sacrifice surface at least 2mm thick.
You should assemble your y smooth rods on top of the threaded rods, otherwise the plate will hit the belt pulleys.
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License
Prusa mendel I2 thick plate for lm8uu holders 6mm by 111OCT111 is licensed under the Creative Commons - LGPL license.

It looks like I have the same lm8uu holder as you based on the mounting holes and the thingiverse link you provided has the "end of the thingiverse error". Could you please fix the link or by chance did you download the file before it was deleted? because I like the design for those than the current ones. Plus this plate will make it onto my next machine if I can print the parts, good work!
I'm looking to see if I can find the file. Thanks!