Bosch POF 1200 AE Height Adjust modifications


@Ned Thanks very much, all working with the latest files, and original coupling.

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Test pieces arrived. It’s good, got 55mm of movement. need some small modifications and i expect them to arrive next week. The coupling in the video is smaller then the original maslow coupling.


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Is this printed nut adapter just pressed or is it glued to the tube?

i just press fit mine, but you could rough up the tube a bit and add some epoxy if you’re worried about it. Maybe drill a hole or 2 through it for the epoxy to fill into and grab into

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I had to lightly force it in place, then i drilled the holes with a 1,5mm drill, and then put 3mm screws into it which hold the nut, and clamp the nut adapter in place. I can’t get it to move without breaking it (or unscrewing).

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Update
Running it now for two months will no issues
Just orderd the standard Ring kit
Highly recommend Neds modification

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Was it difficult to reroute the power in the router?

No there is a small pocket gap in the casing for the wires to sit

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which keeps the wire clear of the moving shaft of the z axis

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Im glad its going well

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so kits are for sale

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@Ned is it OK if I use your picture of the original install in the page that redirects to where @Dag83 has kits for sale? Giving you credit for both the picture and the original idea of course!

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No problem. Put the youtube video on there as well if you want and get me some more views :wink:

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Thanks @Ned! You got it!

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No easy enough, drill a 14mm hole (see drill I used above :slight_smile: ), there is a cavity to put some terminal blocks to connect it back up. The switch on the router doesn’t lock in the on position anyway for obvious reasons. So it makes sense to bypass it.

Some one should do a video of the whole process and add it to the wiki.

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Hey @ned and everyone here. I’ve finally got my Nylon sample made. Will be picking it up tomorrow.


I’ll be testing it on the weekend. Make sure the tolerances are good.

All going well I’ll get the batch made up. Will be in touch with everyone that’s DM’d me in Australia.

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Damn! They look GOOOOOD!!!
But i kinda miss my “King of Kings” writing a bit :wink: but that maslow logo looks amazing!
There was an issue Dag83 found with the latest model, and thats that because of the mounting holes that were put in it (someone requested those, but forgot who) its a bit weak where the locating ‘nipples’ are, especially when printed the ‘right’ way up. (i print with the writing on the bed normally) as the layers can sheer off on the nipples.

Theres a file without those mounting holes (i dont actually like them anyway as they arent needed and get put under huge stress if you ever retract too far)

I’ll put the file on thingiverse actually and mark it appropriately

Heh, yeah wasn’t sure what the king of kings reference was. Felt like it needed extra Maslow love. I think the Nylon parts should cope with the stress as they’re dimensionally very strong in every direction but will test on the weekend.

I’ll update the part anyhow with the changes. Happy to pass back the Maslow logo’d files too to add to your repo. Also if you want one @ned am happy to post to you for naught as you set this ball rolling. DM me if you’re interested and I’ll send one out when the batch gets made.

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Man, i’d 100% be keen on one! that looks amazing!
Do you know what machine it was printed on? And how they got that surface finish? because thats beautiful! Was it bead blasted after printing or is that directly off of the machine?

and yeah, send me the files and i’ll chuck them on thingiverse for everyone (i might hide a king of kings in there somewhere though :stuck_out_tongue: ) Might put it on the inside behind the coupler so you cant actually see it easily, but it’s there if i ever see one in the wild :slight_smile:

fyi, the king of kings is a long time running ‘in’ joke with a friend and i normally hide it on circuit boards i design at work, normally hidden under components or something and in software as an easter egg/digital signature thing.

Its hard to see on black PCBs, but its there
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Consider it done!

It was printed on a HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200 and then dyed in black after bead blasting. The gents over at Evok3d did it for me. The HP printers are ace, they can print huge volumes of really detailed parts and the finish is really nice.

If you allow me I’ll put a king of kings detail back into the part once I merge the changes. I’ll find a nice sneaky place to put it.

Yeah man, that would be mint.
Did you modify the stl, or the fusion file?
the modifications are just filling in the big mounting holes so they are solid filled again, so easy to do on the STL i assume? Or in fusion, just suppress these 2 features:
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