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Another Half-Rod for Rostock
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Published on November 5, 2012
Description
For all that have problems printing the full rod length in one piece I have cut the rod in halves.
Instructions
Print 1 piece each per rod and screw together with an M3x12 screw with washers on each end.
It needed a printout of this part to get me to know that a mirrored part is needed in order to fit its counterpart. I had an thinking error since the part is not fliped once but twice so this desing does not fit itselve...
well the mirrored part works well though.
I think i will leave it for now.
Printing with 0,35mm nozzle is recommended but 0,5 is also possible with some tuning.
Pictures are printed with 0,5mm nozzle.
For a full set of Rostock rods you need to print 6 half rod + 6 counter parts.
When I have some time left i will look into the design again - perhaps some light will go on the next time
It needed a printout of this part to get me to know that a mirrored part is needed in order to fit its counterpart. I had an thinking error since the part is not fliped once but twice so this desing does not fit itselve...
well the mirrored part works well though.
I think i will leave it for now.
Printing with 0,35mm nozzle is recommended but 0,5 is also possible with some tuning.
Pictures are printed with 0,5mm nozzle.
For a full set of Rostock rods you need to print 6 half rod + 6 counter parts.
When I have some time left i will look into the design again - perhaps some light will go on the next time
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Another Half-Rod for Rostock by tauneutrino is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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For what its worth, I've printed the rods in PLA and I highly recommend using Carbon fiber rods instead with Traxxas rod ends as shown here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thi...
The carbon fiber is *much* stiffer, and the normal rod ends take so many screws I just can't imagine something not loosening. I've assembled my rostock with the printed arms, but I bought carbon fiber and rod ends and I'm going to replace the printed arms before I go any further.
I can see your argument and I think you are right, the screws on the rods might really be a weak point in the construction. Nevertheless I will try printed rods, as I wanted to make as much as possibly by myself.
Although I can see were I might end up ;-)