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Hey all, ... well, I checked out the advice Tinyhead posted above about the trick-laser arms ... I figure for $85 I can put this all behind me, so I've ordered them. Although it would have been interesting to see what the brass replacements might have done, its just not worth the effort when I have ...

More on this ... I just talked to my father, who owns a $10,000 metal lathe and has a lot of experience with mechanical things. He didn't have a good explanation, but suggested that I NOT reorder the parts, but pop over to his house with a U-joint that he suggested we could copy on the lathe out of ...

Well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad ... Now I've got two rods and four U_joints spinning freely and reliably ... at least for now. Unfortunately, the third (and last) one that I was working on didn't work out so well. For no particular reason, it suddenly bound so tight, I couldn't get it off. Whatever is ...

I'll try that scotch-brite trick ... I checked with the micrometers and found the bore size is 0.126" ... only 1/1000th of an inch larger than an 1/8" ... but despite that, my 1/8th inch drill bit seems very sloppy in it. I checked the size of my bit with the micrometer and found it is a little ...

I bought some lithium grease, but the silly thing still binds right now with the grease on it, after turning perfectly freely before. I'm guessing that the issue is that the clearance is just too low and they were still warm when I first put it together and it was fine ... when it cooled the ...

I had asked my lab assistant to order some white lithium grease, so I had planned on using that before putting the thing into operation. I didn't think it mattered at this point, but from your reply it looks like that's the only reason for the trouble. Actually, the reason I ordered the grease was ...

I wonder if anyone else has experienced this problem and can explain what is happening. I am building a RostockMAX (version 1) ... although evidently I've been shipped the v2 effector plate, however that's somewhat irrelevant, since the same rods and U-Joints are used despite that. Anyway. I dressed ...

Okay, I just checked and you were absolutely correct - the new plate DOES fit the old hot end adapter, so all is well again and I'm back on track ... Thanks for the help!
-gt-

Well, the first thing I noticed was that the hot end adapter had six holes, whereas the effector plate only had three, but I note that in the assembly manual, only three of the six holes in the old effector plate are actually used ... therefore, its not the hole count that's at issue, however I ...

Yes, that's exactly what it looks like, and I also have those three "retaining clips" that hold the U-joints from falling off the end. They did not appear in the parts list and have been a mystery up until now! I'd have to drive over to my lab to confirm this, but I'm pretty certain that this plate ...

No, its the the previous version. Unfortunately v2 came out immediately after they shipped mine ... if I had of know, I'd have waited for a week! Oh well.
-gt-

Hi guys, I am in the process of building my kit, and have contacted SeeMeCNC several times via email with no response. My lab assistant and I wondered if there was a problem with email, so we re-tried from a completely different account with a lengthy explanation, but still no response. The thing is ...

Welcome! I'm in Ontario too (Northern Ontario - Sault Ste. Marie) - what part are you from? I'm new to all this like you - I just ordered my Rostock MAX which will arrive this week some time.

Welcome! We're both in the same boat - I ordered my machine a day or two ago and I'm expecting it in a few days too.

Hey, 'looks like I'm the newest guy here and I just put you into second newest place. I did my PhD in Austria at TUG (University of Graz) from 2000 to 2006.

I ordered a Rostock MAX just moments ago ... this is my third attempt this week at purchasing a 3D printer, and the first two turned out to be scams that were so blatant that PayPal refunded my money within an hour of my complaint. On this website, PayPal wouldn't work, so I had to use my naked ...