<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1024/extruder-stepper-motor-not-fitting-with-acrylic/ Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:34:20 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9519/#p9519 IanJohnson wrote:

That's the old x carriage.  I wonder if the new ones have their mounting holes in a slightly different spot and that acrylic is meant for them.

Wouldn't surprise me. The new carriage is 5mm longer - the old bolts don't work. The new bolts they specify are 4-40, no longer M3 thread. Probably because anything longer than 50mm in M3 is nearly impossible to source.

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:34:20 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9519/#p9519 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9517/#p9517 I would think if you say "My acrylic doesn't line up with my printed X carriage so I can't put it together, the soliforum people say it's the old carriage, can I get a new one so I can put it together and print" they would ship one to you.  It just may take a little while.

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:21:44 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9517/#p9517 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9515/#p9515 It feels like that must be the case... I guess this was just a defective one of the lot. How should I go about asking for a different one?

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:18:24 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9515/#p9515 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9513/#p9513 Having just gone through it, I can understand the frustration of waiting.  I would ask them for the new carriage as well but in the mean time do either of you see an issue with shaving 1mm to make it fit so he can print while he waits?  Doesn't look like it would damage anything structurally.

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:15:41 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9513/#p9513 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9512/#p9512 That's the old x carriage.  I wonder if the new ones have their mounting holes in a slightly different spot and that acrylic is meant for them.

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:13:39 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9512/#p9512 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9511/#p9511 Omni417 wrote:

This guy.

(The black 3d printed part's top surface)

That's their old print carriage. The new one is more solid.

If it was me, I'd make them ship me one that fit.

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:11:12 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9511/#p9511 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9500/#p9500 It's been hit or miss with many.  See if you can get them on a skype or something, I think I've heard of people doing that.  Or at least a phone call so you have their attention.

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:09:14 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9500/#p9500 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9497/#p9497 Not for this issue, but for a couple others I have. I haven't really had productive sessions with the support team via email.....   ....

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:53:04 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9497/#p9497 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9495/#p9495 Doesn't look like it would be a major deal to me, but please get a couple more people on board before doing it so we don't end up doing more harm than good.  Have you tried contacting support about it?

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:44:30 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9495/#p9495 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9494/#p9494 This guy.

(The black 3d printed part's top surface)

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:40:14 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9494/#p9494 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9493/#p9493 Can you post a picture of where you'd shave?

I'm hoping someone else will come along and weigh in before you cut and we find out it's staring us in the face.

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:28:47 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9493/#p9493 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9492/#p9492 Oh btw, thanks for trying to help me.

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:28:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9492/#p9492 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9491/#p9491 I would need to shave about 1mm off of the top surface of the printed part. That would lower the holes to all fit. Afraid of wrecking it...

May be my best option? hmm

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:26:32 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9491/#p9491 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9490/#p9490 Where exactly would you have to shave on the 3d printed part since it seems likes that's going to be your best bet?  Maybe it won't be a huge deal.

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:23:53 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9490/#p9490 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper motor not fitting with acrylic.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9485/#p9485 Since it is about the same distance away from the different orientations from the motor, I think I can rule out that it is the motor's fault.

Both the acrylic assemblies are having the same distance of a problem.  One is BRAND new, so I doubt it is that.

Since it has pretty much been like this since I got it, (The first few times took effort to get them to fit) the only things I see left as culprits are that the screw position on the printed part was off, or the dimentions were a litle of on the 3d printed piece, adding height.


Any other ideas?

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:57:14 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9485/#p9485