Sat Aug 8, 2020

Set screws on Z axis mounts do not work. Ended up not using them. They bulge out the Z axis holder - plastic is too weak. Solutions - modify geometry so that set screw does not make the holder bend out. Maybe make the holder structure stiffer.
Mid set screw for carriages for carriage closure - can it be wider? Need to ream it all the time.
Set screws on motor and idler piece - they have to be pre-threaded with another screw
Big bearings are too stiff if carriages are too tight. Some worked, some were too tight. The grey linear bearings are looser. Must be different material quality.

Sat Aug 1, 2020

4 people total - 2:24 starting at noon - 2:24 hours to do 4 frames: 1 small, 1 Pro 2, 2 Pro 3, with mistakes and taking things apart.
One corner piece cracked (with tab)
Katie, David, and his wife
Rods chamfered in about 30 minutes - for 4 machines - Katie
Axes started at 2:24.
10 axes done (minus 2 idlers) in 1.5 hours. Includes set screw set into 14 bottom and 14 top pieces for mounting Z axis.
Working on 1 pro kit, 1 pro upgrade, 1 Pro 2 build, 1 Pro 2 Upgrade, and 2 Pro 3s.
Working on 6 kits total: 2 pro, 2 pro 2, 2 pro 3.
Z axes: 4 (2 pros) + 8 + 8
Totals - 20 Z axes. have 10.
Totals - need one more set of corners, scale up by a bit and remove set screw hoes, replacing with thread-in