Here are the updated core mounting frames with an additional mount for the 90-degree water-cooling fitting. Locks into place with just an m5 screw with zero play and is a very compact design. By dropping the extra aluminum extrusions, it has dropped the weight and additional BOM item requirement by a significant amount. The additional […]
Read more "Core Mounting Revision"Here we are 7 months after the last post…. An actual update! (Finally…) Originally the side doors which house the filaments was going to be on a hinge. Considering adding a hinge makes it difficult to keep the storage airtight and adds more complexity and mounting requirements. I’ve decided to get rid of the hinge […]
Read more "Door Mount Update"Can’t believe its been almost 5 months since I’ve updated this blog. Sorry, been busy with life and getting a new job and moving and what not. But soon… sooon! There will be a big update on the progress!
Read more "Quick Update"Relatively small update today. Below we have a simple Bed mount, it is a frictional fit on the bed and requires 6 of them to properly secure the bed. It is raised enough to allow for the insulation to sit flush around the aluminum plate. This has been a long time coming and been on […]
Read more "November 20th Update"Just a short update here. Above is a simple watercooling tube mount. This mount connects the M8KX Frame Extension Top to the 90-degree Barrow fitting and to the Primochill Revolver hard tubing. It uses a M5 low-profile screw that is also used to secure the outer aluminum panel to the chassis. Here’s an outdated image […]
Read more "November 3rd Update"Just a few small design revisions, just further refining and optimizing screw usage. Starting off, this is the slightly new redesigned bottom cross brace mount, the opening in the center has been lengthened to fit larger allen wrenches to tighten the M3 screw which prevents rotation around the X-axis. The mount on the right that […]
Read more "M8KX Design Update 10.20.16"This will be a very long and detailed update with many design parts, their purpose and reasoning behind the designs. M8KX Top Brace: The top brace here is the mounting solution to increase the overall frame rigid of the Kossel 2020 Alu design. At one end, there is an open slot for a 2020 aluminum […]
Read more "10.6.16 M8K X Massive Update and Design Changes"Variety of things to update you guys on today. First off, I decided on the metal and thickness of the outer case frame. It will be a 0.063″ (1.6002 mm) 5052 Aluminum Sheet that is 6 different sections. The first section is 13″ x 48″ and it makes up the corner frame of the printer. […]
Read more "8.30.16 M8K-X Design and Construction Update"Hey guys, some what small update here, I did make some subtle revisions to the extension mount. Here are the highlights on the revisions: I added two more mounting points on the flat edge part of the extension so that the metal frame sheets do not have to be one continuously long piece (~65″) I […]
Read more "M8K-X Extension Revision V.15"Hey guys, this will be a relatively short update on the M8K-X build. So pictured above is the brand new mount I designed to accommodate DC42’s Dual IR Sensor to my custom Kraken effector. I had to designed a push-in and clamp style mount because there isn’t that much free space on the effector as […]
Read more "DC42 Dual IR Sensor Kraken Effector Mount Design and Magnetic Bed Plate Coupling Design Update"
3D Printing Research and Experimentation 