It Lives !!!
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Nice! Cheers courty 
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The mechanics were locked up due to dust/muck. We’ve cleaned the bars and oiled the bearings but still needs some more love.
It is now printing but @frasco is going to have a proper session on it tomorrow to get it back to 100%
Courty
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We might want a cover/enclosure for it to keep the muck out?
We do have a cover made out of some kind of fabric isn’t it?
Problem is that the cover is not being replaced after use. Can’t stress enough the need to put the cover back on to keep the dust out. There’s a limit to how much crud you can get in the linear bearings before they fail catastrophically.
May be we can look at a hard cover too ?
Courty
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Sure, do you have some kind of specs? I can try to do something tomorrow
I’ve seen boxes made of Perspex for 3D printers… keeps the temperature stable too… just an idea ?!
Courty
There’s definatly plans to make an enclosure for this.
It was on my to do list.
I’ll get back on it once seeing corner is finished.
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It might be a good idea to say that the printer stays in situ. Moving it about from one room to another could have contributed to the damaged screen and loose/tight belt issues.
Also moving it is more likely to put the calibration out as well
The only reason it has been moved is because it needed to be moved at various points.
The belts were slack when it arrived and it always worked okay.
Yeah probably a good idea. I think it’s found its permenant home now.
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Yes I appreciate that. But what I am saying is that once it has a home it should stay in situ rather than being moved to the front room to watch it printing.
The belts may well have been slack when it arrived I am just saying that picking it up by the front of the frame is a good way to get an uneven tension on the belts.
Finally. I am sure that it did work fine with the belts as they were. But with 3d printers they should be set up correctly having the x axis belt too tight on one side can cause
1 wear on the bearings
2 belt stretching
3 inaccuracies in the print due to flexing of the y axis bars in the centre of the bed.
I am just trying to suggest ways of keeping our equipment working at its optimum for the longest time possible.
Great is better than ok
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The printer is back to as close as we can make it to 100%. The belts are correctly tensioned, new display (the old one looked like it had failed due to the seal going, no physical damage) and everything is cleaned and lubed.
Whatever the history, it’s a great piece of kit and one we won’t get for that price again (thanks to @unknowndomain), lets try to keep it nice and give it some love.
A hard case would be really good but basic etiquette of clean after use and replace the cover will help enormously…
Courty
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Hey
there was a big clear perspex case in phase one that I think
@boldaslove (maybe someone else) was looking to use for 3d printer
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Sadly too small, can’t get it on and off without risking damage to the printer. Could probably be adapted in some clever way though.
if I can cut the box up I could use it as the see threw side panels. Housed in an MDF frame.
…something like…
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Is it realistic to think I can “chop up” the Perspex?
Without it breaking.
Yes as long as you use a fine tooth blade such as a metal hacksaw blade
Courty
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MDF frame? Seems doable. Is there a better alternative?