[ELECTRON] Proposed new club + Arduino meet up

[Blair Thompson]

I think Brian was going to find us some smooth rod from his employer?

Big question then.. Who wants to hob a bolt?  :)

I have an extruder built that should take a j-head hot end.  It looks 
pretty good.

On 20/01/2012 17:41, Thomas Parry wrote:
> Yeah, the printer only had a 420mm and a 410mm rod, so I've marked them
> down for the 2x350mm rods on the BOM but there's also 2x406mm rods needed,
> so they might be better used for that? I also got a couple of stepper
> motors out of the printer if we need them for anything in the future
> although they are quite small and not in the NEMA standard.
>
> Tom
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 5:35 PM, Kieran Wyse<kieranwyse at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Ok Ill hold of on buying the belts. Do we need any more smooth rods and the
>> plate. Tom I am guessing an old printer didn't provide all that we need. If
>> no one has this stuff lying around , I could go to ibrox and pick it up.
>> Though can't remember the name of the ironmonger we discussed at the
>> meeting.
>>
>> If some has the rods and plates I'll look at getting an extruder.
>>
>> Blair I see to remember you mentioned something about a silicon tube as
>> well. If my memory is correct. Does anyone know how we might acquire such a
>> thing. BandQ?
>> Kieran
>>
>>
>>
>>> accuracy in both directions.  I'm not sure if they use anti-backlash
>>> pulleys like the ones that are split in two with slight spring tension
>>> between them so they grip both faces of the timing belt as it passes
>>> over their staggered teeth.
>>>
>>> On 19 January 2012 21:00, Blair Thompson<mail at justblair.co.uk>  wrote:
>>>> The problem with T5 is that it is designed as a timing cable.  This
>> means
>>>> that it is effective providing that it only moves in one direction.
>>   On a
>>>> reprap of course switches direction on either axis constantly.  That
>>> said I
>>>> am getting really good quality on the T5 belt.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Clive Mitchell
>>>
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