I had some time last Sunday to start adapting the Y-axis on the 3D printer project.
Firstly I checked the movement of the Y-axis and concluded that I can get a 12 cm working area from it. I took the XY-table apart and removed some springs that were attached to the Y-axis
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- I started by removing these springs from the Y-axis
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- The tracks have these little rails with small balls between them to move smoothly.
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- The rails go here.
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- Smooth
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- Have to be careful not to get too much dirt in here
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- Won’t be needing this part no more
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- This will go here
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- I’ll have to make some adjustments here
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- I used the stepper motor adapter to hold the drill bit in the exact center before drilling. The steel was really hard to work through, but at least I managed to make a center mark before moving to the drill press.
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- It fits well 🙂
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- This entire section will have to be removed for the bearing and lead screw to pass underneath.
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- This is one solid piece, no reason to go easy on it!
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- Grinders are such fun!
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- Now it passes
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- This is what it all looks like, with the nut to the left and the removed section to the right
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- Nut in place, ready for testing
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- I can see all the way through, that must be a good sign!
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- Now the lead screw goes here.
Let me try to demonstrate how the lead screw works now: