Printrbot Simple 1401 High Stabilization
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The primary purpose of this attachment onto the Printrbot Simple 1401 model is to increase the overall height of the printer such that the electronics can be integrated under the body of the printer, and to increase the stability of the printer.
Having modified my printer in the X & Y axis from the initial fishing string Dremmel sanding attachment drive to the GT2 belt with Jon Lawrence's conversion, and extending the Z axis height, I noticed stability issues with the printer. Whenever the printer was in the homed X-axis position, the printer would want to tilt over rightwards (in terms of the front plane) due to the extra height and to the right-heavy design of the whole Y drive system and the extruder.
As a solution to the issue of electronics integration and stabilization, I devised a method to add "shoe"-like pieces to the bottom of the printer that would slide on the balsa at the base. Although it would raise the center of gravity of the whole printer, the fix would ai
Having modified my printer in the X & Y axis from the initial fishing string Dremmel sanding attachment drive to the GT2 belt with Jon Lawrence's conversion, and extending the Z axis height, I noticed stability issues with the printer. Whenever the printer was in the homed X-axis position, the printer would want to tilt over rightwards (in terms of the front plane) due to the extra height and to the right-heavy design of the whole Y drive system and the extruder.
As a solution to the issue of electronics integration and stabilization, I devised a method to add "shoe"-like pieces to the bottom of the printer that would slide on the balsa at the base. Although it would raise the center of gravity of the whole printer, the fix would ai
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