1 Topic by n2ri

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Topic: extruder head hits bolts at front outside corners

the bolts that hold the belt pulleys for carriage at front top both sides are 3/4 inch too long and restrict head from using either front corner of print surface by same amount due to hitting them. come on! did nobody see this issue when assembling at Solidoodle??? really? anyone else have this issue? I noticed it when doing adjustments on surface hieght. never printed anything that wide yet luckily. the screws are like twice as long as needed and protrude way in from both sides. no room for this already in that area.

Solidoodle 2 with Deluxe kit cover & glass bed with heater. and 2nd board SD2 used not 3rd and alum platform not installed yet still wood. also need cooling fan installed to board. use Repetier Host couple vers. Slic3r also have all free ware STL programs

2 Reply by rvanee

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Re: extruder head hits bolts at front outside corners

Yep, same problem and feeling as you. It hasn't warranted a fix yet from me, but definitely a silly design problem. Mine was manufactured in Octoberish 2012 and I hypothesized they ran out of the right parts since no one else has complained.

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3 Reply by COASTER19

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Re: extruder head hits bolts at front outside corners

Mine does this too.  It arrived in May 2013.  Luckily, I've never needed to use those two corners.

4 Reply by ronsii (edited by ronsii 2014-01-04 05:28:28)

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Re: extruder head hits bolts at front outside corners

it's just how the design is... even if the bolts were shorter the printhead would still hit the nut or pulley mount, if you are worrying about interference just limit the travel in the print bed setup.