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*Paper cutter for manual cutting | |||
*Possibly 4W laser cutter? | |||
*Milling with D3D CNC Circuit mill, but requires a magnetic holder mechanism (or suction table) that is as simple as a 3d printed magnet holder with 4 magnets with these holders on a 1 foot grid and away from the toolpath so tool doesn't hit. Solid metal plate as base would do it, with software that addresses material height. With fixed bed, auto level would not need to be done every time - just once in a while or for different tools. For milling, underlayment must be used, such as paper, which is sacrifcal. With high precision, we could also use limited backing material, such as thin cardboard. | |||
=Extruder= | =Extruder= | ||
*Small driver for small Allen heads should be a small power tool. | *Small driver for small Allen heads should be a small power tool. | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 15 March 2019
PEI
- Paper cutter for manual cutting
- Possibly 4W laser cutter?
- Milling with D3D CNC Circuit mill, but requires a magnetic holder mechanism (or suction table) that is as simple as a 3d printed magnet holder with 4 magnets with these holders on a 1 foot grid and away from the toolpath so tool doesn't hit. Solid metal plate as base would do it, with software that addresses material height. With fixed bed, auto level would not need to be done every time - just once in a while or for different tools. For milling, underlayment must be used, such as paper, which is sacrifcal. With high precision, we could also use limited backing material, such as thin cardboard.
Extruder
- Small driver for small Allen heads should be a small power tool.
- This tool should be 3D printed.
Sensor/Fan Mount
- To use existing bolts, bolt hole closer to sensor must be 2 mm thicker for screw to lock down on it without washer.
- Fan wire extension was 34"
Top Carriage
- Extruder mounting bolts must go above frame. ROM is limited otherwise.
Nozzle
- Nozzle needs to ride above frame to not risk breaking it off.
- Bed must raise slightly?
Short Carriage
- Limits the depth of belt peg insertion.
- Belt peg needs optimization. Can shorten peg. Right now 90% goes all the way in and 95% goes in more than half way.
Notes
- Do not use E3D instructions for heat tightening, they are wrong for the OSE case. They lead to re-do of heat tightening in most cases. I added MJ Comment on Heat Tightening at the Titan Aero build instructions at https://e3d-online.dozuki.com/Guide/Titan+Aero+Assembly/23.
Heat Tightening
- For heat tightening a number of extruders at once - a 30A power supply can support up to 9 heater blocks at one time (360W) pushing the supply to the limit. Good idea may be to have a jig: just a power supply to make connection easy - ideally plugging 6 heater blocks at a time, and disconnecting one as soon as we are done with it and connecting the next one in line. This eliminates heatup time. At the same time, a RAMPS should be available to test that the thermistor is working, where 2 thermistors (extruder + bed) could be plugged in at one time. So you could cycle through all of them. Heat tightnen one after another. After initial heating (several minutes) - heat tightening should take a minute per nozzle - one right after another. Here, would going to 24V system help? Not sure, as power is power.
Kits
Based on the notes at Kit Certification - there is a significant value proposition behind distributed production of 3D printer kits based on the OSE 3D printer design.
Our unique value proposition that enables distributed production is that one can build our printer from common, off-the-shelf-parts - and attain industrial performance. This is not the same as Prusa (OS?, Lulzbot (OS), or Jellybox (FOS) - 3 leading printers.
The question remains if distributed quality control can succeed in producing high quality products in a distributed fashion.