Road Tripping with R2: Tips and What to Expect
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Taking an Astromech on the road for an event is not a trivial task. I'm still very new to this, but my first road trip taught me some valuable lessons that I will definitely apply to the next trip.
Here I share some of those lessons, as well as take a look at how well this 3D printed Astromech held up after his first outdoor, public event. For the most part he held up well, but I will pay a price for not being a little more careful on some rough terrain.
thanks! Love the Ferris Quote
Always good to share the success and the failures. Glad you got him out and about and are learning the limits. Keep those updates coming man!
Sounds like a good time was had by all! I'm getting ready to take my dry fitted drives apart for painting and will now be looking for that post I saw on the forums with a modified axle. I think it's hollow to allow a metal rod to run through it.
Yep. That's one of Tim Hebel's main drive mods - the other being a modified motor gear that you can attach with a metal flange. I'll be using both of these since I also noticed that the set screws on my drive gears had loosened due to vibration. Using the metal flange will also allow me to use lock-tite on the set screw for added security.
Jason, priceless information thanks for the heads up! One more thing how many layers are you setting the printer for best durability for your foot drives?
I'm using a 0.4mm nozzle and printed the gears with 5 perimeters. Most of the rest of the parts I printed with 4 perimeters, and I'm almost certain there's nothing on R2 with less than 3. In terms of infill, I'm not certain what I used, but I generally go with 30-35%.
What printer did you use to print it? I need a large bed plate printer.
Most of this was printed on an Artillery Sidewinder printer (300x300mm bed), the rest was printed on an older Raise3D printer that I had access to at my work. You don't need a large print bed to print the Baddeley R2 - there are split files that will work on an Ender-sized printer. I don't have firsthand experience with a large format printer, but I understand they can be challenging to dial in, and I'm not crazy about the prospect of large print failures. Looking back, I honestly think a printer in the 300-400mm square size is a great size to use for a project like this.
@jasonsR2D2 thank you. I have a ender 3 extender 400xl and a ender 5 plus but, I find them a pain to get dialed in and the filament to stick.
I hear the New Prusa xl is amazing but it's on back order until the end of 2023.