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Ender3 with marlin.
Why do they need a retainer plate.?
Onoff
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Without a retaining plate, as you try and wind the bolt in to tension the shaft, it just pushes the nut out:
Not if it was super glued in... But I do see what you mean
Onoff
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Fair comment. The nut is a clearance fit.
Well the first print ( in red) was ultra fast 53 mins and would have been fine for 99% of things.
Sadly it was not accurate enough for this job...so as I was running low on red I did not want any more failures (two failed by detaching from the raft.
I cheated and ran the nozzle at 207 instead of 200 at the top of the raft.
Printed a treat. 4.5 hours ish.
Then I printed one of the blocks fast. Still no joy but I could see were were very close.
So another 4.5 hour print at a much better quality and bingo.
Just waiting for second block to complete in the morning.
Got the stainless already and the 3mm carbide Mills turned up today.
Sadly it was not accurate enough for this job...so as I was running low on red I did not want any more failures (two failed by detaching from the raft.
I cheated and ran the nozzle at 207 instead of 200 at the top of the raft.
Printed a treat. 4.5 hours ish.
Then I printed one of the blocks fast. Still no joy but I could see were were very close.
So another 4.5 hour print at a much better quality and bingo.
Just waiting for second block to complete in the morning.
Got the stainless already and the 3mm carbide Mills turned up today.
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Now you've added the green part to represent the stainless, it looks like the cutting force might try to push the part being cut off the carrier in the opposite direction to the restrictor. It might need a solid shoulder on the end with the hexagon on it for security.
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Insert the nut through a slot in the front.
Nope, no idea. Looks interesting though.
I expected it to be honest.Full marks for perseverance!
53 mins is crazy quick for something that detailed for me..
I now have the spacer printing.
The only thing that might be an issue is I seem to have printed two of the same block... So I need to check if its going to work.
Onoff
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Does this help, at the starting point looking from the hex end:
From the other end:
Guessing your layer height was less than what my lad printed at. On your video the sliding action sounds much quieter.
Yeah much smoother....are both blocks the same as I have 3 blocks with the nut in it due to a reprint as I had two blocks with the nut hole in. Lol
I think I mixed up the file names.
That said it looks like the block at the rear works fine upside down.
Onoff
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Both blocks have an M8 nut hole in but the threads are different. You will have the block on the right with the nut hole in top, the one on the left with the nut hole on the bottom.
When you cut the other slot, you turn the blocks over and the nut hole will at the top on the left block and bottom on the right block.
Makes sense now then..lol
