Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Finally time to say goodbye to the stock sapphire frame.
Extrusions welded and bolted. Tried to stay away from blind bolts as much as I could! Top gantry is 4040 and I am really not liking 4040! Too much of a void on the inside.
Top gantry get's a halo for the rails but the current flatness is very good as is.
This will use the 1PZ Z system I currently have, but I increased the rear extrusion to 20100. Cross braced it to stiffen the moment the 1PZ system has.
I am not a professional welder and aluminum is a bit tricky with anodized material. The main purpose of the welding was to stop any of the bolted connections from rotating and to mitigate vibration.
This will have a build volume of 275x275x420 and is mostly square design. Uses same length cross rails vs the old setup at 420mm and 500. So this machine should be a little faster with ADXL recommended and should be fairly the same shaper frequency.
Finally time to say goodbye to the stock sapphire frame.
Extrusions welded and bolted. Tried to stay away from blind bolts as much as I could! Top gantry is 4040 and I am really not liking 4040! Too much of a void on the inside.
Top gantry get's a halo for the rails but the current flatness is very good as is.
This will use the 1PZ Z system I currently have, but I increased the rear extrusion to 20100. Cross braced it to stiffen the moment the 1PZ system has.
I am not a professional welder and aluminum is a bit tricky with anodized material. The main purpose of the welding was to stop any of the bolted connections from rotating and to mitigate vibration.
This will have a build volume of 275x275x420 and is mostly square design. Uses same length cross rails vs the old setup at 420mm and 500. So this machine should be a little faster with ADXL recommended and should be fairly the same shaper frequency.
