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			<title><![CDATA[XY Dial Gauge Mount]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I haven&#039;t been able to use Neil Martin&#039;s (Jinja) dial gauge mount since I changed my extruder to one of the Jigsaw replacements.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had a bunch of Y backlash since I changed some things around, and didn&#039;t have much hope in getting rid of it without being able to measure movement in Y so I made a new extruder agnostic mount.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://thingiverse-production.s3.amazonaws.com/renders/9f/5c/c6/d3/8d/IMG_6070_preview_featured.jpg" alt="http://thingiverse-production.s3.amazonaws.com/renders/9f/5c/c6/d3/8d/IMG_6070_preview_featured.jpg" /></span></p><p><a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:69029">http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:69029</a></p><p>The Z holder has been updated, so I only focused on X and Y.&nbsp; Open up the idler arm and slide the mount over the top of the extruder motor.&nbsp; If you have an extruder with a zip tie on it, this won&#039;t work.&nbsp; I&#039;ll need to come up with a workaround for it.&nbsp; &nbsp;The plunger on my gauge just happens to hit the edge of the frame.&nbsp; It could shoot over the top, but it would be easy enough to make a clip to slide on to the frame to give the plunger something to push against.</p><p>Test for backlash by pushing the gauge against the frame a few mm, then reset to 0.&nbsp; Run 10mm toward the frame, and 10mm back.&nbsp; The remaining distance on the gauge is the amount of backlash.&nbsp; Mine was .4mm to start with.&nbsp; I loosened the Y motor screws, pulled the motor down a little, and tightened the screws back up while I held it.&nbsp; After that it read .18 of backlash.&nbsp; I tightened it up a little more, and then got a reading of .08 which is good enough.&nbsp; Each time I tightened the Y motor belt I didn&#039;t see it move, I just pulled until I felt it give a little.&nbsp; It&#039;s possible to pull it too tight, so run it back and forth the length of the axis to make sure it isn&#039;t going to bind.</p><p>The slots are a tight fit for the tab on my gauge.&nbsp; I would be interested in hearing the measurements of other gauges so I can adjust the size of the slots to accomodate a wider range of models, using a set screw to hold the smaller ones tight.</p>]]></description>
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