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whosawhatsis / RepRap-Wallace

A parametric Reprap printer based loosely on the Printrbot design
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X-Ends could do with stoppers to reduce flex when assembling. #13

Closed thebaron88 closed 3 years ago

thebaron88 commented 12 years ago

When testing the X-ends to see if they clamp a bearing correctly as this picture shows https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxdtCpMizDnCWUF2VWlicDktams With two bolts to simulate rods https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxdtCpMizDnCLVNzc242N0Rrb3M If its tightened too much then it spits in an odd place https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxdtCpMizDnCRHFWSVp5Y3htd2c

I suggest a small stopper inbetween the two rods just enough so that it can flex down to clamp the rods. The stopper could stop further flex on the bolt side, forcing the bearing and the nut hole to contract instead, securing the nut and the bearing.

The pictures are for a visual assembly guide I'm putting together. I'll re-print it and wedge it with some sellotape for now.