MakerGear's 13.6:1 geared stepper for the extruder

[Brent Crosby]

We still have hopes for putting together an extruder of our own
design. Towards that goal, we just got one of Rick & Karen's MakerGear
13.6:1 geared stepper motors.

You know how the DC motor used by MakerBot seems cheesy? This is the
opposite. It feels strong and precise.

I love the heft and solid feel of this thing in my hand.

We have not used it yet. We did put it on our Y axis and step it
around a bit. It just sounds and feels like a super solid solution.

So I thought I would share some photos. All these can be clicked on
for super high resolution:

http://yfrog.com/h0ryxnj
http://yfrog.com/h52fonj
http://yfrog.com/gydlx8j
http://yfrog.com/h0yi6bj

Did I mention MakerGear has great customer service and that are
awesome to work with?

[ddurant]

You think you're smiling now? Just wait until you get it dialed in and
happy..

On Jan 31, 7:16 pm, Brent Crosby <br...@crystalfontz.com> wrote:
> We still have hopes for putting together an extruder of our own
> design. Towards that goal, we just got one of Rick & Karen's MakerGear
> 13.6:1 geared stepper motors.
>
> You know how the DC motor used by MakerBot seems cheesy? This is the
> opposite. It feels strong and precise.
>
> I love the heft and solid feel of this thing in my hand.
>
> We have not used it yet. We did put it on our Y axis and step it
> around a bit. It just sounds and feels like a super solid solution.
>
> So I thought I would share some photos. All these can be clicked on
> for super high resolution:
>

> http://yfrog.com/h0ryxnjhttp://yfrog.com/h52fonjhttp://yfrog.com/gydlx8jhttp://yfrog.com/h0yi6bj

[Joel Chia]

Speaking of geared steppers, has anyone had any luck finding them online? I haven't found anyone who'd sell me just 1 at a reasonable price. 

(I'm still waiting for Rick to get some in stock).

Cheers,
-Joel

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[Bill Culverhouse]

Kysan sells them for $45 how much is a reasonable price?

 

-b

[Joel Chia]

Oh wow! I fail at google/sesarch and the internets. I tried searching before, but for some reason didn't end up finding a link to order.

Been seeing something listed listed locally (Australia) for over AU$130.

Cheers,
-Joel

[Joel Chia]

Motor was on their catalogue but not in the online store :(

And minimum $100 order :(

Cheers,
-Joel

[makeme]

Huh, maybe they only sell to businesses. I tried to register and
didn't get a chance to put in any kind of login information and didn't
get a confirmation email.

[Aaron Double]

check out these guys:

http://www.anaheimautomation.com/products/stepper/stepper-motors.php?tID=75&pt=t&cID=19

they have geared steppers as well. I have one of their big nema 17s (big I mean 100 oz-in)

If you want to go the other direction, they have a geared nema 11 with 2116 oz-in of torque.

http://anaheimautomation.com/products/stepper/stepper-gearmotors.php?tID=77&pt=t&cID=51

[Joel Chia]

Hey Aaron,

Are you using that motor for an extruder? By itself or with with printed gears?

If a non geared 100oz is sufficient by itself, I might actually go that route instead of getting a geared one.

Cheers,
-Joel

[Aaron Double]

I'm planning on using it by itself, yes, it works with a Mk5 but you need to shim out the gear, it has a 5mm shaft and the drive gear has a 6mm bore. That and it get's pretty hot.

Aaron