Makerbot already uses Acme spindles instead of threaded rods.
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- Wobble [2 Updates]
Bryan Ross <ro...@reeths-puffer.org> Oct 19 07:57AM -0700
Hello,
My students are finally far enough along in SolidWorks this year that we
would like to start printing again. Ever since we started using the
MakerBot, it has had a wobble. We tried the re-alignment of top gears,
shimming the bottom bearings (as they wiggle around in the bottom slot (not
a lot, but it is noticeable)), printed anti-wobblers, etc... it still
wobbles. I think it wobbles more now, then it did when we first started
printing with it. I have found a lot of sites where the users have
replaced the threaded rod with ACME theaded rod. I have found these being
sold on eBay for $75/$85. Do these work? Is it worth the investment?
This is an awesome tool for my students, and with a little wobble, we were
able to print some stuff off. But, now that it has a lot of wobble, our
prints are no where near what they should and probably could be.
Any suggestions??
Thanks!!
Bryan
Owen M Collins <ccstud...@gmail.com> Oct 19 11:13AM -0400
Which model of Makerbot do you have? Cupcakes are the ones with wobble issues, so I assume it is one of those. There are items on thingiverse that can help:
"wobble arrestor" http://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=wobble+arrestor&sa=Search
"wobble" http://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=wobble
O.
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