the first version was created by (and therefor approved by) and tested by Bar,
the newer versions have been improvements from there.
David Lang
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Yeah the file is still really underdeveloped though after printing it off. I’d hate to install them all and then see an improved file released the next day.
Ultimately you guys know what the machine needs best so it would be great to get an official repair file for this issue.
Thanks
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What to say a quick thank you to the team, received my replacement belt and collar in the post this week. Will be looking for someone local to me to make the belt guards for when I get round replacing the belt.
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Latest version for Belt Guards. (v8) Printed at 100% infill
Belt Guard(8).stl (492.2 KB)
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I had a belt get caught in the gears using a v5 belt guard with sparse infill- when I disassembled the arm, the belt guard was broken, although it’s unknown if its being broken allowed the belt to jam or the belt jamming broke the guard.
I’ll lose about two feet of belt, which will bring me pretty close to maxing out on my 8ft x 10ft frame.
I’m printing v8 guards with 100% infill.
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What are the improvements with the latest file?
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This version didn’t had any slicing issues in AnkerMake Studio anymore and printed perfectly.
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@marzsman Thank you for the update!
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@Ghinton I just cleaned up some of the geometry and filled in a few tiny space that had gaps. Like I said before, I’m not that skilled at CAD, but this latest version should work well. I have printed many of them without issue.
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Wow amazing stuff. Thank you so much for working on this!
@bar perhaps you could also test this out and give us an update on this part in the weekly update?
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I’ll try to give that latest version a test and post about the progress in the update!
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So I didn’t post this last night, but I’m pretty sure I know what happened.
After reassembling and retracting all the belts on the bench, I carried the M4 to the frame and it was obvious that I had shifted one belt out of line.
Because the length exceeds what can be seated in the spool, the last couple wraps sit unsupported outside the spool.
It was a little work to get it lined up again, but I have had zero issuers since with the belts.
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@bar Did you manage to get a chance to test these out?
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I haven’t yet, I’m sorry
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Are you guys printing these covers in PETG or PLA?
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I did PLA and it was fine. They don’t have any strain or heat to worry about.
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I use PLA Pro or PLA Plus. No issues.
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Just printed it off with Prusa Slicer and still had some thin wall defects. Printed at 0.15mm Layer height with PLA. @bar
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@Ghinton Can you be more specific? Which model did you print? Where did find the defect? Have a picture?
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