I have a frame I built for the original Maslow. I figured I’d just try bolting a 10 ft 2x4 to the bottom and add the anchor points for the new machine. I tried running a calibration, but I’m getting a fair bit of sled lift. Has anyone tried using an old frame? Any suggestions to make it work? The slope is currently 15 degrees. I’m guessing it would help increase the angle. It also seems like the anchor points should probably be as close the the cutting plane as you can get without causing the belts to snag the corners. Any other ideas or recommendations for the slope? Thanks!
the key is to make aure the belts aren’t pulling the sled away from the
workpiece, and before you do the calibration, you will need to set the Z offset
for each arm (the Z distance from the anchor to the arm)
David Lang
Can you post a picture of your setup? How much sled lift are we talking here?
Thanks for the replies. I got it worked out. The Maslow 1 frame had spacers on the top beam to set its Z-height higher than base. I removed the spacers and that helped the most. There was still a bit of sled lift though. I ended up designing and 3D printing some corner caps for the anchors, which put it at the same Z height it would be as if the beams were a flush with the frame (like the new frames are.) That did the trick. If anyone wants to re-use an older Maslow frame with the 2x4 beams, I can share the STL file for those.
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It would also be worth adding some vertical supports between the ends of the
beams to prevent them from flexing.
David Lang
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