Stuff has arrived and stuff has been done
I’ve received all my main parts like:
Electronics
Filament (no, it’s not pink, just a bad camera)
Fasteners
Bearings, thermistors and the belts.
I’ve actually had the belts since earlier but split them last weekend. I don’t have a belt-splitter-jig so I took a piece of MDF and cut a 10mm groove in it. I then took a piece of wood of the same length, put the belt between the MDF and wood and tightened it in a vice (from the sides). I somewhat estimated the center with a scalpel and managed to split it perfectly by pulling it through. Hooray for me!
I’ve gotten less done after this than I wanted but the x (top) and y (bottom) stages have been finished (mechanical side, not the electrics). The y stage bearing arms “swing” from the outside so the screw heads don’t interfere with the extruder.
And the completed assembly:
I’ve been trying to “access” the motherboard with little success until today.
Using the Arduino software I managed to send “version” to the motherboard and got the answer “R3G Master v106″, it’s ALIVE! It’s like sending signals into outer space and suddenly getting a response =)
Can you post some details about your MDF splitter jig, I have printed a splitter jig but I don’t think it will be useable, and I am getting fed up so would prefer to make it from MDF
I’ve made a paint drawing of how it worked. See http://swereprap.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/mdf_belt_splitter.png.
I cut the groove with a hacksaw and filed it to the correct dimensions. The support underneath is so the grooved mdf doesn’t deform.
I used a scalpel that was pushed into the grooved mdf to cut the belt. The upper mdf part keeps the scalpel from moving backwards (towards you when pulling) and keeps the belt down in the groove.