Normal service has been resumed

Sorry about the 'slight' (read 4 months) delay since I last posted. I had some serious problems with RSI/Carpal tunnel in both wrists, and ended up being off work for about three months. I've had surgery on both wrists and now things are much better. I've been back at work for a few weeks now, so I'm confident enough to restart working on the reprap and blogging again.

Extruder assembled

Extruder kit mostly assembled. The fire cement winding was easier than I expected - I ended up curing it on one of my electric cooker rings which worked well.

Huge progress!

This weekend I spent several hours building and made huge progress

Building the top frame. Note the extra 70mm bars temporarily inserted help make sure the gap is straight, and also that the 20mm wide spacer bars help you get the minimum 20mm overhang correct.

Completed frame with diagonals. All travel is smooth, all I need is to hook-up and test the motors and wind on the belts. On to the extruder!

Lower frame square

The lower frame is built and square. Note: don't overtighten nuts. Use your fingers to hold the nut rather than a tool as it prevents cracking the acrylic.

A variety of other corners and parts of the y-assembly.

Complete x-axis and some brackets

Here are the lower brackets and the z-motor support

The complete X-axis assembly!

Progress

The main reprap bed parts

Download and print instructions from bitsfrombytes

A hobby box (this one is a cross-stitch box) keeps your nuts seperate

Some sub-assemblies from yesterday


I'm having fun.
:-)

Kit Arrived!

I've been a bit quiet as my RSI is playing up and my wrist hurts so I have been off the computer for a bit.
Instead I will post some photos.
Normal service will be resumed asap.


rods


extruder kit


lots of bits