So I got my new boards and connectors and went to take apart my M4 to install them. I saw that the parts holding the arms together on the top and bottom of the arms were both broken. I’m not sure what I did, and I’m SURE there are tons of more hours on most people’s machine than I have run. Has anyone else seen this?
I don’t imagine my 3d printing them would be strong enough especially given I don’t print in tough materials nor will my printer handle it. So I’m ordering more, but I’m not sure what might have caused this…
I haven’t cracked a clamp yet, but my biggest issue is getting them to exert enough pressure on the router to keep it still. It gets reasonably tight, but, often when I’m tightening a bit down, the router will then turn a bit in the clamp which then throws off the alignment for the spindle lock button.
This is excellent feedback. I am going to talk to the factory about reducing the glass fiber content in these parts. It seems like they are a little to brittle at the moment.
Also, my garage temperature probably has not quite gone below freezing yet, but surely will at some point, and in the summer gets up to ~110F at times. Maybe when not cutting actively, the maslow should come inside to prevent any issues with the plastic?
I also notice the clamp wedges were almost a crumbling texture where they fractured (same on the clamps where they broke), and I wonder if a material more “stretchy” like abs would be better?
Also to be clear I’m not mad about this… just trying to help iterate on it. I know plastic keeps the cost down, but I wonder if other materials might be better suited for some parts that are under stress, even at increased cost.
