Revision as of 23:06, 27 June 2018

Universal Axis

See Universal Axis for axis design
Note: axis motor piece can be cut 1" to allow only a 3 bolt mounting for the stepper. This allows mini printers to be tighter in size.
Half-carriage piece may be a useful addition.
Square 6 mm bolt pattern on 3 axes allows for addition axes to be mounted vertically or horizontally. This capability is removed if half-pieces are used.
All in all, half pieces can be used for the carriage and idler piece, and a 2/3 piece can be used for the motor mount piece
Nut catchers in end pieces extend the size of those pieces
If mounting is done on the face of the end pieces (2 of them), then the nut catchers are not necessary,

Using external axis mounting allows for all the axes to be identical in lenght, thereby reducing part count over internal axis mounting design - where X and Y axes (as well as bed rods) would otherwise be of different length

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 =Universal Axis=
 *See [[Universal Axis]] for axis design
-*Note: axis motor piece can be cut 1" to allow only a 3 bolt mounting for the stepper
+*Note: axis motor piece can be cut 1" to allow only a 3 bolt mounting for the stepper. This allows mini printers to be tighter in size.
+*Half-carriage piece may be a useful addition.
+*Square 6 mm bolt pattern on 3 axes allows for addition axes to be mounted vertically or horizontally. This capability is removed if half-pieces are used.
+*All in all, half pieces can be used for the carriage and idler piece, and a 2/3 piece can be used for the motor mount piece
+*Nut catchers in end pieces extend the size of those pieces
+*If mounting is done on the face of the end pieces (2 of them), then the nut catchers are not necessary,
 =Geometry=
 *Using external axis mounting allows for all the axes to be identical in lenght, thereby reducing part count over internal axis mounting design - where X and Y axes (as well as bed rods) would otherwise be of different length