The way a z-stage SHOULD be built

[Gunnk]

THIS is what I meant when I was talking about design flaws in the way
MakerBot Industries designed the z-stage (4 threaded screws with large
separation).

http://www.thingiverse.com/image:39373

Looks like he's getting amazing print quality AND much bigger build
areas. That's the kind of mod I'd like to make on my bot (but I think
I want access to a laser again before trying: I'm thinking about
buying an entry level laser soon).

[Bill Culverhouse]

Yeah that similar to the ToM and the Z-Rider.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4973

 

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4740

 

The Z-Rider being a printable upgrade. 

 

 

Also, there's a laser at the TechShop. :-)

 

-b

[Gunnk]

Yeah, I miss TechShop.  It was about 35-40 minutes from my house -- just the limit for me to go out after work and get anything done before needing to get home.  Now it's another 10 minutes away.  Just a bit too far for me to make good use of it.  :-(

[Jeff Crews]

Now that we've got gunnk with a working bot and Otto with his kit, plus Drew and Bill as before, I think we should talk about getting together somewhere every once in a while to do some building/upgrades. Like print or laser the necessary parts in advance and then have a build day. I am not a member of TSRDU but I can have meetings at Splatspace. --- On Mon, 1/24/11, Bill Culverhouse <bill.cul...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Bill Culverhouse]

I'm up for it. I actually in the middle of building a travel

case for my bot.

 

-b

[Gunnk]

I agree -- learning to tweak and use the 'bot is as much work as building it!  Also, I'm itching to fork my design to improve it.  Of course, I have other projects calling as well (I'm planning to build a CNC router, a MySQL-enabled met station, rewrite my home automation system control panel -- preferably in HTML5/CSS3, a war to plan and Gilder to frame for it).

In any case, a meetup would be cool.

Kevin