You got it.

One thing I'm curious about will be fitting the y-bearings, since they have to be interference fit. He said the coating is ~6 mils thick, so about 0.15mm. It seems the bearing holes are 12.7mm in diameter, which makes it a little tricky to fit a 12mm or 13mm bearing. I had him plug the holes for the screws into the frame, but am not doing anything about the rest of the holes - I figure I can grind the coating out of the hole if I need them bigger, or leave the coating on if I need them smaller. The hole should be 12.4mm in diameter after the powder coating. Should be interesting!

Let us know if there is any problems putting things together.

One thing I'm curious about will be fitting the y-bearings, since they have to be interference fit. He said the coating is ~6 mils thick, so about 0.15mm. It seems the bearing holes are 12.7mm in diameter, which makes it a little tricky to fit a 12mm or 13mm bearing. I had him plug the holes for the screws into the frame, but am not doing anything about the rest of the holes - I figure I can grind the coating out of the hole if I need them bigger, or leave the coating on if I need them smaller. The hole should be 12.4mm in diameter after the powder coating. Should be interesting!

Just sent the case in to be powdercoated - a local shop quoted me $65 for semi-gloss black.

Do show us when you're done

Once my finances work themselves out, I would like to get an SD3.

(Who wouldn't want their finances to just work themselves out on their own, after all?)

I think Solidoodle as a company have learned a lot about not only manufacturing, but also retailing their product to their end users. It takes a LOT of work, and most of what can be learned is learned on the fly.

You know it!

(Who wouldn't want their finances to just work themselves out on their own, after all?)

I think Solidoodle as a company have learned a lot about not only manufacturing, but also retailing their product to their end users. It takes a LOT of work, and most of what can be learned is learned on the fly.

Sounds like SD is on top of things.  Good to hear.

It's good to hear that from you

cmetzel wrote:

What are you going to do with the extra frame?

That's what I thought.  I'm keeping an eye on you... haha

What are you going to do with the extra frame?

Hmm, wondering if they'd send me a SD3 frame and I can make a frankendoodle3.

I don't see why not. They'd probably sell you the longer print carriage and rods, too. Should be all you need, a bigger aluminum plate of course but you can get that on your own. Should be doable for $200 ish.