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RepRap Pen Holder (Plotter Extruder)
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Published on October 7, 2012
Derived from
Parametric Clamp
by pgreenland
Description
Pen holder designed to be mounted in one of the spare extruder mounts on the RepRapPro Mendel.
Can be used to hold a pen for general purpose plotting or in my case PCB plotting.
Can be used to hold a pen for general purpose plotting or in my case PCB plotting.
Instructions
Requires:
4 x M3 20mm machine screws
4 x M3 hex nuts
6 x M3 flat washers
1. Load into OpenSCAD.
2. Customise pen_dia variable for pen diameter.
3. Print
4. Mount on printer and enjoy.
or
If using a pen with a 9.5mm diameter such as the Staedtler Lumocolor 318-9 that I'm using simply print STL.
4 x M3 20mm machine screws
4 x M3 hex nuts
6 x M3 flat washers
1. Load into OpenSCAD.
2. Customise pen_dia variable for pen diameter.
3. Print
4. Mount on printer and enjoy.
or
If using a pen with a 9.5mm diameter such as the Staedtler Lumocolor 318-9 that I'm using simply print STL.
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License
RepRap Pen Holder (Plotter Extruder) by pgreenland is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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