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More Z hight, good & bads?

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 6:29 pm
by muldal
Hi, i thinkin of extending the T-slots, to get more Z hight and larger build area. I know this will some how affect the precision of the printer. But, have anyone tried that? How much can i extend it before it affects the print quality?

Thanks

Re: More Z hight, good & bads?

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:12 am
by geneb
If you're simply installing longer extrusions, there won't be any accuracy change - you're just increasing the available Z height.

John was telling me the other day of a builder that had gone to 8 feet. :)

g.

Re: More Z hight, good & bads?

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:47 am
by teoman
Yep, software wise there wont be any difference in accuracy.

If you make it too big, and you half-ass it you can make it wobbly so that would be problem number one.

If you make it too big, the belts may stretch and you may need to run at lower speeds.

But you are probably good to go.

Re: More Z hight, good & bads?

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 11:02 am
by Jimustanguitar
You want to wait longer for big prints? :)

Re: More Z hight, good & bads?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:08 pm
by muldal
Thanks guys! Haha, i got many 3d-printers so time doesn't matter! But i really love the Rostock max V2 ! I like to take things to the limit, and really want make a prints as big as possible.