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    • fcwilt
      fcwilt last edited by

      Hi,

      Mini Linear Guide 100mm #2.jpg

      There was a recent topic here the got my attention.

      It led me to try an experiment to change the way one of my printers does something common.

      The item shown uses a NEMA 11 stepper and has 100mm of travel. The one I am actually using has just 50mm of travel.

      Before I finish my work and post pictures anyone care to speculate on what I have been up to?

      Just for fun.

      The first person with the correct answer wins...




      (make a drum roll sound in your mind)




      ...the right to say they were the first person with the correct answer. 😉

      Frederick

      Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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      • zapta
        zapta @fcwilt last edited by zapta

        @fcwilt, give us an hint, how will it be oriented?

        I would use it to turn off the main switch when the print completes.

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        • fcwilt
          fcwilt @zapta last edited by

          @zapta

          A hint?

          OK, it is used to move something out of the way so when printing no print area is lost but still allows the something to perform it's intended purpose.

          Frederick

          Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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          • bot
            bot @fcwilt last edited by

            Probing, tool alignment with a camera coming in and out, or purge bucket moving in and out of print area are my guesses.

            *not actually a robot

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            • fcwilt
              fcwilt @bot last edited by

              @bot said in Just for fun why did I buy this?:

              Probing, tool alignment with a camera coming in and out, or purge bucket moving in and out of print area are my guesses.

              Well one of the words in your post is exactly what this experiment is about.

              Frederick

              Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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              • bot
                bot @fcwilt last edited by

                @fcwilt the first word?

                *not actually a robot

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                • fcwilt
                  fcwilt @bot last edited by

                  @bot said in Just for fun why did I buy this?:

                  @fcwilt the first word?

                  Yes

                  Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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                  • bot
                    bot @fcwilt last edited by

                    @fcwilt sounds like fun. I have been manually aligning my tools on the idex with a cheap USB microscope. so magnificent. You could use your little doo-dad to move the camera into the exact same position every time!

                    Or, a CNC-style tool pre-setter to measure tool Z offsets.

                    Or, a 3D-Taster style multi-axis touch probe to do Z and X/Y offsets.

                    *not actually a robot

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                    • fcwilt
                      fcwilt @bot last edited by

                      @bot said in Just for fun why did I buy this?:

                      @fcwilt sounds like fun. I have been manually aligning my tools on the idex with a cheap USB microscope. so magnificent. You could use your little doo-dad to move the camera into the exact same position every time!

                      Or, a CNC-style tool pre-setter to measure tool Z offsets.

                      Or, a 3D-Taster style multi-axis touch probe to do Z and X/Y offsets.

                      Well your first word was "probing" unless I read it wrong.

                      Frederick

                      Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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                      • bot
                        bot @fcwilt last edited by bot

                        @fcwilt hmmmm. probing is a vague term. I hope you're not thinking of placing anything in any dark places.

                        *not actually a robot

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                        • fcwilt
                          fcwilt @bot last edited by

                          @bot said in Just for fun why did I buy this?:

                          @fcwilt hmmmm. probing is a vague term. I hope you're not thinking of placing anything in any dark places.

                          Nope - nothing like that - but was not your first word "probing"? The second item mentioned as tool alignment using a camera.

                          Did I misunderstand your post?

                          Frederick

                          Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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                          • zapta
                            zapta @fcwilt last edited by

                            @fcwilt said in Just for fun why did I buy this?:

                            OK, it is used to move something out of the way so when printing no print area is lost but still allows the something to perform it's intended purpose.

                            My answer below, encrypted with Google translate

                            Brosse de nettoyage de buse

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                            • jens55
                              jens55 last edited by

                              Pebble wiper setup

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                              • fcwilt
                                fcwilt @zapta last edited by

                                @zapta said in Just for fun why did I buy this?:

                                Brosse de nettoyage de buse

                                I like that I idea - I may just try that as well.

                                Frederick

                                Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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                                • fcwilt
                                  fcwilt @jens55 last edited by

                                  @jens55 said in Just for fun why did I buy this?:

                                  Pebble wiper setup

                                  What is a "pebble wiper"?

                                  Frederick

                                  Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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                                  • jens55
                                    jens55 @fcwilt last edited by

                                    @fcwilt, a device for cleaning printing nozzles. The purged filament is formed into a pebble for easy separation from the nozzle (no curling around of loose filament), disconnected from the nozzle and then wiped away to ready for the next purge operation. In the context of a tool changing printer, the height of the wiper assembly is adjusted based on the tool being purged which is why you have a very short reach adjustable stage.

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                                    • fcwilt
                                      fcwilt @jens55 last edited by

                                      @jens55 said in Just for fun why did I buy this?:

                                      @fcwilt, a device for cleaning printing nozzles. The purged filament is formed into a pebble for easy separation from the nozzle (no curling around of loose filament), disconnected from the nozzle and then wiped away to ready for the next purge operation. In the context of a tool changing printer, the height of the wiper assembly is adjusted based on the tool being purged which is why you have a very short reach adjustable stage.

                                      Interesting.

                                      How is the filament formed into a "pebble"?

                                      Frederick

                                      Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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                                      • jens55
                                        jens55 @fcwilt last edited by

                                        @fcwilt, it is extruded onto a flat surface just underneath the extruder
                                        https://lukeslabonline.com/products/pebble-wiper?variant=41218627371193

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                                        • fcwilt
                                          fcwilt @jens55 last edited by

                                          @jens55 said in Just for fun why did I buy this?:

                                          @fcwilt, it is extruded onto a flat surface just underneath the extruder
                                          https://lukeslabonline.com/products/pebble-wiper?variant=41218627371193

                                          Well the link is interesting because it is also a clue to what I am experimenting with.

                                          Frederick

                                          Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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                                          • Yveske
                                            Yveske @fcwilt last edited by

                                            @fcwilt A cheaper, mechanical way of doing things
                                            https://www.bigbrain3d.com/product/retractable-purge-mechanism/

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                                            • fcwilt
                                              fcwilt @Yveske last edited by

                                              @yveske said in Just for fun why did I buy this?:

                                              @fcwilt A cheaper, mechanical way of doing things
                                              https://www.bigbrain3d.com/product/retractable-purge-mechanism/

                                              That is rather neat.

                                              Frederick

                                              Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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                                              • fcwilt
                                                fcwilt @fcwilt last edited by

                                                Well I finished the first experimental setup and it is working, although with a limitation I believe is related to the 12 volt power supplies I used on this printer.

                                                I will make a quick video Wednesday and post a link to it here.

                                                Frederick

                                                Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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                                                • fcwilt
                                                  fcwilt @fcwilt last edited by

                                                  @fcwilt

                                                  Hi,

                                                  Here is a link to a quick-and-dirty video showing the mini linear guide at work.

                                                  Mini Linear Guide At Work

                                                  It was hard to get a good view - sorry.

                                                  Frederick

                                                  Printers: A FT-5 with the 713 upgrade bits. A custom MarkForged style. A small Utilmaker style and a CoreXY from kits. Various hotends. Using Duets (2 and 3) running 3.4.1

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