<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/7730/bigger-nut/ Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:43:30 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66841/#p66841 A nut plate so I could tighten the screws from the top once all was aligned. Below that it the top of a the shaft coupling.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:43:30 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66841/#p66841 <![CDATA[Re: Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66723/#p66723 Hey KD,

What's on the underside of the z platform in your pic?  Looks like another printed part.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:23:49 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66723/#p66723 <![CDATA[Re: Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66703/#p66703 Just presenting a different method to the Z axis issues. No black magic. It’s a proven way to move a carriage.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:40:46 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66703/#p66703 <![CDATA[Re: Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66615/#p66615 Hahaha you said bigger nut.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:45:41 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66615/#p66615 <![CDATA[Re: Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66609/#p66609 KD wrote:

Here is an example of the threadless Z actuator. Been using it for over six months without any problems. No banding or wobble. Works well with .1 layers if needed. There are many versions of it on Thingiverse.

Nah, I think I'm going with the 3mm rod. I don't want to use something that appears to be black magic on my printer :-).

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:00:03 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66609/#p66609 <![CDATA[Re: Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66579/#p66579 Here is an example of the threadless Z actuator. Been using it for over six months without any problems. No banding or wobble. Works well with .1 layers if needed. There are many versions of it on Thingiverse.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:51:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66579/#p66579 <![CDATA[Re: Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66548/#p66548 I did mine with a ballscrew and it's pretty good.  It's pretty simple if you have the aluminum bed.  If you have the original wood bed it gets a bit more complicated but it's not bad.

http://www.soliforum.com/topic/2998/sd3 … all-screw/

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2014 00:48:54 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66548/#p66548 <![CDATA[Re: Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66533/#p66533 Claghorn wrote:

Just curious: Would getting a bigger (more threads from top to bottom) nut to go up and down the Z-Axis make things better by averaging out any errors?

Perhaps more important: Would replacing the nut be almost as much work as replacing the whole Z-axis with an M3 or M5 rod?


Look for "M3 Z-axis mod" this is common. It has the added benefit of the M3 rod being thin enough to flex- any loads transferred to the support rod (loads should be confined to the support rods.)

]]> Sat, 20 Sep 2014 21:33:08 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66533/#p66533 <![CDATA[Re: Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66517/#p66517 Or, threadless?

]]> Sat, 20 Sep 2014 16:52:53 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66517/#p66517 <![CDATA[Re: Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66478/#p66478 Have you thought about using a ball screw.
http://www.motionmarketplace.com/market … MgoddiMAuw

]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2014 22:50:12 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66478/#p66478 <![CDATA[Bigger nut?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66449/#p66449 Just curious: Would getting a bigger (more threads from top to bottom) nut to go up and down the Z-Axis make things better by averaging out any errors?

Perhaps more important: Would replacing the nut be almost as much work as replacing the whole Z-axis with an M3 or M5 rod?

]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:04:27 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66449/#p66449