I bought this Folgertech FT5 R2 FDM 3D printer.
I made a number of improvements to it, including AC heat bed, TFT display, Titan Aero extruder, Volcano hot end, etc.
The previous owner had a Titan direct drive extruder where the extruder step motor was bolted at the back to the tall backside carriage former.
Printing showed waves on angled surfaces and I noticed a significant amount of flex in the whole extruder/hot head assembly.
Thinking about replacing the whole carrier, I opted to design a clamp that would leverage the front side of carriage to clamp that print head assembly into submission.
This is the result.
You will need
- 2x M3 x 35 screws
- 2x M3BN2 M3x5x5mm Metric Threaded Brass Knurl Round Insert Nuts
This article was first featured at https://ift.tt/2TnMKs1 on March 4, 2020 at 06:00PM by dionnel
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