Mendel Prusa Z clamp
Description
Takes the weight of the Z-axis instead of the couplings
Instructions
Use in place of the bar clamps that clamp the Z-axis smooth rods to the bottom centre rod. Pop a 608 bearing into the cup. Use the end caps on the z threaded bar.
Especially handy if you use the alloy flexible couplings, which shouldn't be taking much weight.
Even more useful if you happen to have a stonking great X-axis motor which weighs a ton.
The scad code's a mess... quick lash-up job, probably won't scale very well so reluctant to call it parametric until I tidy it up, but for the standard iteration II Prusa it's fine.
Enlarged the cup hole so the threaded rod end stops don't grind in there.
Especially handy if you use the alloy flexible couplings, which shouldn't be taking much weight.
Even more useful if you happen to have a stonking great X-axis motor which weighs a ton.
The scad code's a mess... quick lash-up job, probably won't scale very well so reluctant to call it parametric until I tidy it up, but for the standard iteration II Prusa it's fine.
Enlarged the cup hole so the threaded rod end stops don't grind in there.
License
Mendel Prusa Z clamp by infodude is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.

You're welcome
- that printer above is running happily with those end-stops now :)