26 Reply by fxdata

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Re: Would aluminum carriages be worth it?

Found on Thingiverse the designer of the aluminum carriages. ichibey. This is a address for them http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:121217 . He has the dxf drawing on the site, not sure if this will help.

27 Reply by AOYOU3D

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Re: Would aluminum carriages be worth it?

These alum. parts look good, you can redesign them to make better,
But if you only change the carriages, it doesn't reduce backlash enough,
More important mod are the direct drive on 6mm rear rod, a driving shaft
for Y carriage, and use GT2 pulleys and belts.

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Re: Would aluminum carriages be worth it?

fxdata wrote:

Found on Thingiverse the designer of the aluminum carriages. ichibey. This is a address for them http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:121217 . He has the dxf drawing on the site, not sure if this will help.

Great find!  Looks like I need to go no further...don't really have much more time before the Holidays anyway big_smile

I do agree that while this is a cool mod, there are other things like fishing line, etc. that will help with the backlash at higher speeds...and the aluminum will contribute to greater mass being slung around...

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29 Reply by Tin Falcon (edited by Tin Falcon 2014-12-24 15:18:37)

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Re: Would aluminum carriages be worth it?

There is a company here in NJ called emachineshop.  http://www.emachineshop.com/?gclid=CJzq … 7AoduloAjQ

They have a free cad program you can download.
so you design the part(s) select options and summit the info for a price quote.  IIRC the parts for the lyman extuder were soured and specified through this site.
They have tutorials to help in the design process.
The density of Aluminum  is 2.7 g/cm^3  roughly 3 times that of pla.
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Re: Would aluminum carriages be worth it?

My guy will be a lot cheaper than emachineshop. I'd imagine those 3 pieces from thingiverse would be around $15 each.

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Re: Would aluminum carriages be worth it?

I converted the drawing to PDF for those who do not have a drawing program
easier to print and view.
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32 Reply by redbarret (edited by redbarret 2015-01-05 09:59:02)

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Re: Would aluminum carriages be worth it?

You guys can add me to the list of group buy.
Though I see no requirement for it for faster prints it does look cool.

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Re: Would aluminum carriages be worth it?

This still a desire? I just got a new machine and just did a search to see if anyone has done this yet.

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Re: Would aluminum carriages be worth it?

I might be interested.  Depending on price.

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Re: Would aluminum carriages be worth it?

I'm interested if someone is still willing to make a set.